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4 new historical markers on Youngstown's Central Square

Saturday, June 27, 2015

YOUNGSTOWN — Four new markers providing historical and architectural information about Youngstown’s Central Square and its cornerstone buildings and monuments were unveiled at a ribbon-cutting event at downtown Youngstown’s Central Square.

The event, which took place Friday, was sponsored by Youngstown CityScape and the Mahoning Valley Historical Society.

According to its website, Youngstown CityScape is a nonprofit community-development organization dedicated to the revitalization of the greater downtown Youngstown area.

The four doubled-sided markers describe a variety of notable downtown features, including the Civil War Soldiers’ Monument; Central Tower; the Stambaugh Building; the Mahoning National Bank Building; the Union Building; the Realty Building; and Central Square from 1798-1899 and 1900- 2004.

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