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Wheeling and walking
- Published: March 12, 2025
Linnea Denman’s kindergarten class took a field trip on a sunny afternoon, Feb. 28 — though, not too far.
The youngsters followed local resident and 365 Project tour guide Steve McQueen to several historical spots around town to learn about the life and times of Wheeling Gaunt.
The class stopped at the 19th-century philanthropist’s former Walnut Street home — where, one child was excited to share with their tour guide that, in fact, she lives there now!
After visiting the home, McQueen took the class to meet the man himself. Just a short jaunt away, they went to visit the statue of Gaunt near the intersection of Xenia Avenue and Dayton Street.
There, the youngsters learned who their favorite park in Yellow Springs was named after, what “generosity” means and more.
Once finished with their local history lesson, the kids were allowed to shake Gaunt’s bronze hand — much to everyone’s delight.
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When I was a student at Mills Lawn I remember our class walking to the cemetery to do a crayon rubbing of his grave stone. The endowment he left for flour and sugar to be delivered to widows and the elderly still resonates to the day.