The National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the nation’s historic places worthy of preservation, has added the site of the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State University to the list Tuesday.
On May 4, 1970, the pagoda served as a focal point for the advance and retreat of the Ohio National Guard.
The pagoda appears the same in 2010 as it was in 1970.
“What happened here at Kent State was historic, and it’s only appropriate that it receives this special designation,” said Kent State University President Lester A. Lefton.
“The National Register recognizes those places that are significant in American history and culture, and the May 4 site definitely qualifies for this recognition.”
Patrick Andrus, the reviewer with the National Register of Historical Places, commented that the submission authored by four Kent State faculty members was very well done.
“It really speaks for itself, demonstrating the exceptional importance of the events that took place at Kent State,” Andrus said. “It did a good job of providing the historical significance in the context of the anti-war movement and the later impact and significance the events had in American politics.”
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