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Public Art Walk
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Bicentennial Sculpture
Bicentennial Sculpture located between The Historic Train Depot & gazebo on Franklin Ave., the images coming forth from this bronze relief sculpture survey Kent’s history from the Native Americans, to early settlers, the Underground Railroad, to John Brown, John Davey, to a city revolving around information and technology. Also made by local artist George Danhires.

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Portage County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogy Society

Interested in researching your family history, ancestors and Portage County? Explore the Genealogy Website and learn all sorts of interesting information.

Kent: The Early Years

Produced by the KHS. A short documentary on the building blocks of the Kent community including the importance of the Cuyahoga River, the Underground Railroad and slavery as well the coming of the canal and railroad, Davey Tree and ending with the founding of Kent Normal School.