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May 17, 2011
2011-04-12 Tree Planting For Civil War 150 Senator Faber Archive These photos are part of a photo archive. Please submit any accessibility requests related to archived content to visitors@ohiostatehouse.org.
The 150th anniversary of the American Civil War was commemorated with a tree planting and plaque on Capitol Square. Voices of Hawthorne Elementary School sang the National Anthem. 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A fired the cannon. Speaker of the House Batchelder and Senate President Pro Tempore Faber dedicated the tree, along with Sen. Finan and Dir. Carleton of CSRAB and Bob Davis as historical Gov. Dennison. Steve Ball provided period music.