Robert Reily Marker

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Wyoming in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Robert Reily

By Melanie Born, April 15, 2009

1. Robert Reily Marker

Inscription. Robert Reily, founder of the village of Wyoming in 1861. He was born June 1, 1820, the son of John and Nancy Hunter Reily of Butler County. He served as a major, lieutenant colonel and colonel of the 75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. At the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, on May 2, 1863, he was killed in action.

Erected 1965. (Marker Number 3-31.)

Location. 39° 13.644′ N, 84° 28.35′ W. Marker is in Wyoming, Ohio, in Hamilton County. Marker is at the intersection of Springfield Pike (Ohio Route 4) and Wyoming Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Springfield Pike. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cincinnati OH 45215, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Village of Glendale, 1855 (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Cincinnati Observatory (approx. 6.7 miles away); Miss Doherty's College Preparatory School for Girls (approx. 6.8 miles away); Woodward High School / School for Creative and Performing Arts (approx. 8.3 miles away); Cincinnati Riots of 1884 / Sheriff Morton Lytle Hawkins (approx. 8.6 miles away); Elizabeth Blackwell (approx. 8.7 miles away); The Betts House, 1804 (approx. 8.7 miles away); The Gamble House (approx. 8.7 miles away).