A Beginning . . . Marker

HMdb.org

THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE “Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”

Home — My Markers — Add A Marker — Marker Series — Links & Books — Forum — About Us

Word or Phrase

Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print

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

A Beginning . . .
Lytle Park Series

A Beginning . . . Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

1. A Beginning . . . Marker

Inscription.
The “Little Wilderness” of the 1700's became Lytle Square in 1809 and the setting for this brick mansion of General William H. Lytle, first Surveyor-General of the Northwest Territory and the State of Ohio. The home was razed in 1907.

William Haines Lytle, last in the line of Lytles to live in the family home, served as lawyer, legislator, poet and soldier. He was killed on September 20, 1863 at the Civil War battle of Chickamauga.

Erected by Park Board Volunteers, the Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, and Public-Spirited Citizens.

Location. 39° 6.036′ N, 84° 30.247′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. Click for map. Marker is one of a series on a wall near the SSW corner of Lytle Park, about 250 feet SE of the intersection of East 4th Street and Ludlow Street. The markers are about 150 feet east of the Guilford Building, 421 East 4th Street. Marker is in this post office area: Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lytle Park (here, next to this marker); Famous Lytle Neighbors (here, next to this marker); Lytle At Christmas (a few steps from this marker); Fort Washington (a few steps from this marker); The Taft Museum (a few steps from this marker); Cincinnati's First Playground (a few steps from this marker); President William Howard Taft (a few steps from this marker); "Lincoln - The Man" (a few steps from this marker). Click for a list of all markers in Cincinnati.

Lytle Park Markers Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr.

2. Lytle Park Markers

Also see . . .
1. William Haines Lytle. (Submitted on November 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Lancaster, Ohio.)
2. William H. Lytle Grave. (Submitted on November 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Lancaster, Ohio.)