Delaware, Ohio: Gas Station Birthplace of Rutherford B. Hayes
A granite block and bronze plaque at a gas station marked the spot where President Hayes was born. Unveiled in 1926, the same year that the birthplace home was demolished. In 2020, the monument was missing, a historical marker remains... and there's a Hayes statue in town, dedicated in 2019.
- Address:
- 17 E. William St., Delaware, OH
- Directions:
- Downtown, on US 36/William St. a half-block east of Sandusky St. The plaque is on the north side, directly in front of the BP station.
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The granite monument with the old plaque is no longer there [-- the historical marker remains]. Seems like a sad state...
[Stephen Francia, 07/24/2020]
Historical marker is at the site where President Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio.
[Tim Bash, 03/24/2014]How do we Delawareans celebrate our own president? By knocking down his house in historic downtown Delaware and putting a gas station there! A British one at that! There is a rock in front that commemorates it. Interestingly, his wife's house is still standing in southern Ohio.
[Doug Linn, 12/24/2001]Nearby Offbeat Places



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Uplifting news for Delaware -- we heard that a Rutherford B. Hayes bronze statue was dedicated at his birthplace in 2019.