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Hilltop Historical Society

Welcome to the
Hilltop Historical Society!

The Hilltop Historical Society was founded in 1986 to promote the history of the
Hilltop Area of Columbus, Ohio

Each year on the 2nd Sunday in June the Hilltop Historical Society hosts the Annual Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery Memorial Service, This service has been held annually since 1895.

Visitors are welcome to attend in period costume for the Memorial Service.

For more information on Camp Chase and the Hilltop Historical Society contact Dick Hoffman at this link

New Items: 
 
Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery Reclamation Project page added
 
State Hospital Cemeteries page added
 
 
Westside Blockwatch Contacts Page added
 

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Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery is the final resting place of 2260 American Soldiers and Civilian Sympathizers who were buried between 1861 and 1865

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The Historical Mural on the wall of the Hand Ball Court at Wesgate Park has been completedun.   The Friends of Westgate Park is the sponsor for this project.
 
The Hilltop Historical Society is not nor has it ever been involved with the planning or execution of this mural, nor has the Hilltop Historical Society provided or committed any funding toward this project.

July 29, 2009

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The Completed Mural

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The Artist made a couple of modifications to the picture of the arch to show some of the history of Cmap Chase.

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Curtis changed the writing on the rock to showing the historical data of Camp Chase.

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"Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere."

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"The law of the creator, which invests every human being with an in alienable title to freedom cannot be repealed by any interior law which asserts that man is property"

Links to Hilltop Groups

Hilltop Business Association

Westgate Neighbors Association

Wilshire Heights Neighborhood Association

Hilltop Kiwanis

Greater Hilltop Area Commission

Homes on the Hill

Friends of the Hilltop

West High School Alumni Association

Friends of Westgate Park E-Mail address

Other Links

Greenlawn Cemetery

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