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To honor and recognize the extraordinary and tremendously important endeavors of Carrie Nelson Black and Samuel L. Black and to show our gratitude to this couple for their unwavering service and dedication to the citizens of Columbus and Central Ohio.
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WHEREAS, a man of principle, Samuel L. Black distinguished himself in several different professions. He was a highly-respected attorney, renowned judge in both the Probate and Juvenile Courts and twenty-ninth Mayor of our fine city from 1897-1898; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure as Mayor, Mr. Black was instrumental in getting the Jacobs conduit built which provided the first "safe" water source for Columbus; additionally, the Union Station was completed, the municipal electric light plant and the West Side levee were built and plans for the Griggs Dam were finalized; and
WHEREAS, as the first Juvenile Court Judge in Franklin County, Judge Black is credited with materially assisting in the framing of the present juvenile court law of Ohio but is most favorably known for setting new and high standards for protecting the interests of children to improve their 'plight', and, through his understanding and innovative methods, Judge Black straightened and strengthened the lives of hundreds of boys and girls; and
WHEREAS, a most remarkable woman and champion of health, charity and welfare organizations, Carrie Nelson Black, paralleled her husband's endeavors as a humanitarian, was adept at recruiting friends and acquaintances to assist and whose proactive and inventive actions no doubt saved countless lives, and the institutions that she helped establish continue to do so today; and
WHEREAS, in 1898, Carrie Nelson Black founded and served as president of the Instructive District Nursing Association (IDNA) of Columbus whose objective was to care for the sick poor in their homes, which, in collaboration with the City of Columbus, then later became the first Columbus Health Department...
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