Located on the Statehouse ground floor in the North Light Court
Alfred Belmont Graham, from Lima, Ohio, led the first 4-H club in the basement of the Clark County Courthouse. As superintendent of Springfield Township Schools, he established the earliest 4-H club (a Boys & Girls Agricultural Club) on January 15, 1902. Members learned production practices to improve corn yields and also learned "the 4-H Way" through hands-on activities. The four "H's" are for head, heart, hands, and health. Graham died in 1960 - one day before the 58th anniversary of 4-H's founding.

Graham Memorial
A. B. GRAHAM
THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF
A. B. GRAHAM
WHO FOUNDED THE 4-H PROGRAM
IN SPRINGFIELD Ohio
ON
January 15, 1902
THE 4-H PROGRAM HAS SINCE SPREAD
THROUGH THE UNITED STATES
AND TO MORE THAN 80 COUNTRIES
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
PRESENTED TO THE STATE OF OHIO
BY THE OHIO 4-H FOUNDATION.
APRIL 10, 1981