A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1906.
One of 49 National Register listings published here for Portage County · listed in 2010 · category: Site · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of May 4, 1970, Kent State Shootings Site: 7 past producers, 6 producers, 2 plants. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brimfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Donald Wartko Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Donald Wartko Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hilltop Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Howitt Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Hugo Sand Co. Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Karg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Karg Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Karl Brugmann Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ohio State Normal College At Kent | 0.2 miles | 1975 |
 | Franklin Hotel | 0.7 miles | 2013 |
 | Kent Industrial District | 0.8 miles | 1974 |
 | L.N. Gross Company Building | 0.8 miles | 2016 |
 | Franklin Township Hall | 0.9 miles | 1975 |
 | Masonic Temple | 1.0 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000046 in Record Group 79. |
| Portage County | All 49 listed properties in this county. |
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