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flag Nelson T. Gant, a formerly enslaved man, became Zanesville’s first Black millionaire through self-made success.

flag Nelson T. Gant, born into slavery in 1821, became Zanesville’s first Black millionaire after gaining freedom at 24. flag Arriving with 50 cents, he bought land along the flood-prone National Road, built a farm, and operated a profitable ice house and coal mine—selling more coal than any other in Muskingum County. flag The Nelson T. Gant Foundation is raising funds for a seven-foot statue of him outside his former home, now a museum, to honor his legacy as a self-made entrepreneur and role model for African American youth.

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