| Ohio (Miami County), Laura — 20-55 — Hanktown |
| | Side A:
Hanktown, settled in 1846, was home to eighty-nine of the three hundred and eighty-three slaves, owned by John Randolph (1773-1833), a wealthy Virginian landowner and cousin to President Thomas Jefferson. Randolph had decided to free the slaves and indicated the decision in his will. His family, however, found three different wills and protested. Thirteen years passed before the slaves left the plantation. In 1846, Judge William Leigh arranged for the slaves to travel to Mercer . . . — Map (db m19744) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — Alexander Post No. 158 G.A.R. Civil War Memorial |
| | In Memory of Our Dead Comrades. They Stood Shoulder to Shoulder in Defence of Our Country. “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right.” Erected by Alexander Post No. 158 G.A.R. Dep't of Ohio 1884 — Map (db m17149) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — 6-55 — Battle of Pickawillany 1752 Ohio Historical Marker |
| | In the mid-1700s, France found its influence waning among midwestern tribes as it contested for Native American trade and military alliances with Great Britain. Shortly after Miami Chief Memeskia (also known as Old Britain or La Demoiselle) moved his village to Pickawillany, British traders were given permission to establish a small post in the village, which was deep in the territory claimed by France. When French demands to evacuate the post failed, Charles Langlade led a party of 250 Ottawa . . . — Map (db m19875) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — Capt. Don Gentile A One Man Air Force Born December 6, 1920, Piqua |
| | Metal marker also has pictures of three aircraft, the Spitfire, the P-47 Thunderbolt, and the P-51 Mustang
Stone Inscription:
Domenic Salvatore Gentile
Son of Paquale and Josephine Gentile
R.A.F. 8/41
U.S.A.F. 9/42
Destroyed 32 enemy aircraft
HONORS
U.S.
Distinguished Service Medal 1 Cluster
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross 7 Clusters
Air Medal 3 Clusters
Presidential Unit Citation 2 Clusters
R.A.F.
Pilot Badge
Canadian Volunteer with . . . — Map (db m17160) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — 14-55 — Forest Hill Union Cemetery |
| | On March 20, 1868, the Ohio General Assembly passed a revision to the Ohio Revised Code allowing for a municipality and a township to join together in purchasing land for a shared cemetery. On April 24, 1868, the Washington Township Trustees passed a resolution creating Forest Hill Union Cemetery. This cemetery was to be shared with the City of Piqua and became the first mutual cemetery between a municipality and a township in Ohio. — Map (db m17140) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — In Commemoration of the 94th & 110th Regs. O.V.I. Mustered in the U.S. Service on these Historical Grounds. |
| | [View of left side of marker]
Mustered in Aug. 23, 1862
Battles Participated in by
The 94th O.V.I. Commanded by
Col. Joseph W. Frizell.
Perryville, KY. October 8, 1862
Stone River, Tenn. Dec. 31, 1862 – Jan. 3, 1863
Chickamauga, GA. Sept. 19 - 21, 1863
Lookout MT. Tenn. Nov. 24, 1863
Missionary Ridge, Tenn. Nov. 25, 1863
Ringgold, GA. Nov. 26 – 29, 1863
Resaca, GA. May 14, 1864
Kenesaw MT. GA. June 9 – 30, 1864
Chattahoochee River, July 6 . . . — Map (db m26817) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — 18-55 — J. Scott Garbry |
| | J. Scott Garbry, a 1986 inductee into the Ohio Conservation Hall of Fame, had a lifelong commitment and passion for conservation, historic preservation, and education. His gift of land and artifacts to the Upper Valley JVS led to the creation of the Willowbrook Environmental Education Center and Garbry Museum. He was also instrumental in providing land for the site of the Piqua High School and for Garbry Woods of the Miami County Park District. These gifts make it possible to appreciate and experience Ohio's natural and historic heritage. — Map (db m17150) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — 3-55 — John Johnston (1775 - 1861) Ohio Historical Marker |
| | Beginning in 1794, Colonel Johnston was a prominent Mason for 66 years. While serving as secretary of Washington lodge No. 59, F. & A. M. (Philadelphia), he was delegated to participate in President George Washington's Masonic funeral. Colonel Johnston became a member of Warren Lodge No. 24, F. & A.M., in Piqua in 1843. He was buried with military and Masonic honors in the family cemetery on February 23, 1861. — Map (db m26779) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — 5-55 — Lock Nine |
| | Completed in 1837, the limestone lock nine served as a catalyst for the growth of Piqua. The lock helped connect the village to Cincinnati (1837) and Toledo (1845) by way of the Miami and Erie Canal. German immigrants traveled up the canal from Cincinnati and settled within a five-block area of the lock. Industries used the lock as a source of water power and developed products as diverse as flannel, flour, and flax seed. Lock nine remained as a functioning part of the canal until its destruction during the flood of 1913. — Map (db m17277) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — Lock Nine Riverfront Park Introduction and Summary |
| | Lock Nine Park and the surrounding area has been the site for many of the major events in the history of Piqua and the Great Miami River Valley. As the crossroads for at least five major transportation systems, the area typifies various periods of development in Ohio and the Old Northwest. Prehistoric peoples, Native American tribes, foreign conquerors, and European-American adventurers/settlers have all crossed this site on their way to taming the original forest wilderness of the Upper Miami . . . — Map (db m17278) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — Main Street |
| | Main Street began as a Native American trail that paralleled the Great Miami River. The trail took a shortcut across the east bend of the river thus creating the route that would become the center of the future City of Piqua. This early trail became part of a military route known as the Detroit Trail. General George Rogers Clark in 1782 and General “Mad” Anthony Wayne in 1794 used the trail during their campaigns against area Native American tribes. European-Americans began to . . . — Map (db m17313) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — Pickawillany |
| | Pickawillany
Located one mile northwest of this memorial
Headquarters of the Miami Tribes
First English settlement
and the most important
Trading post in the west
1748
Destroyed by the French
1752 — Map (db m19876) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — Piqua Veterans Memorial |
| | Erected in tribute to the veterans who served our country in all its wars
Presented to the City of Piqua by the Piqua Rangers Drill Team Dedicated May 29, 1966 — Map (db m17299) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — Piqua Veterans Memorial |
| | To the Piqua area men and women who have honorably served in the conflicts of our country — Map (db m17321) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — 4-55 — Piqua's Early African-American Heritage |
| | Side A: Piqua's Early African-American Heritage African-American history began in Piqua with the settlement of Arthur Davis in 1818 and expanded with the settlement of the freed Randolph slaves of Virginia in 1846. African-American religious heritage in Piqua began with the Cyrene African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1853 and the Second Baptist Church (Park Avenue) in 1857. Segregated education started in 1854 at the Cyrene Church and ended in 1885 at the Boone Street School. . . . — Map (db m17147) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — 11-55 — Piqua's Vietnam Home Front / William H. Pitsenbarger |
| | Side A:Piqua's Vietnam Home Front Local views on the Vietnam War mirrored national attitudes of pride and confusion. Piqua citizens participated in the “Letters for Life” campaign in 1970 for prisoners of war. Piqua Daily Call assistant news editor James W. DeWeese traveled to Paris in a frustrated attempt to deliver the letters to the Hanoi Peace delegation. The state activated the local Ohio National Guard unit in 1970 to help suppress anti-Vietnam student rioting in . . . — Map (db m17319) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — Public History Movement |
| | [Top half of Marker]
Erected 1898 by the Piqua Chapter,
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution in commemoration of
the last Battle of the French and
Indian War, fought near this spot,
1763.
[Bottom half of Marker]
This monument was erected to preserve the memory of a
Battle between Native American tribes allied with the
French and tribes allied with the British as recounted nearly
A half century later by Chief Black Hoof to John Johnston. . . . — Map (db m26824) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — Public Square Sign of the Past |
| | Piqua's public square, like in many mid-western communities, functions as the historical and cultural center of the city. Long after government buildings have moved to newer and larger sites, the public square maintains its status as the focal point of the community. The history of Piqua's public square mirrors the growth and change of the community itself.
On June 29, 1807, Armstrong Brandon began surveying and plotting one hundred and one lots for the new village of Washington (Piqua). . . . — Map (db m17367) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — 10-55 — Rural Electrification |
| | On November 14, 1935, the rural electrification movement got its start in Piqua with the installation of the first electric pole financed by the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). In partnership with the Miami Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., the pole was constructed to support a power line of 193 miles, bringing electricity to nearly 700 farms in the county. At the time the REA was established by the federal government, only 10% of the rural population had electricity. Today, . . . — Map (db m17283) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — Shawnee Bridge City of Piqua, Ohio 1915 - 2005 |
| | The 1915 Shawnee (Lorimer) Bridge was dedicated in part to the forty-four men, women and children who lost their lives in the 1913 flood. The waters of the Great Miami River broke free from their banks on March 25, 1913 and devastated the areas of East Piqua, Shawnee, and Rossville. Flood waters reached heights in excess of twenty feet in some Piqua locations, destroying homes, businesses, factories and the previous iron truss Shawnee Bridge. Dedicated to the Piqua victims of the 1913 Flood — Map (db m17322) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — The 1913 Flood Sign of the Past |
| | The Great Miami River regularly overflowed its banks during the early years of Piqua's history. The first recorded flood hit the pioneer settlers in April of 1805. During the next one hundred years the Great Miami River flooded Piqua on nine separate occasions. The March 1898 flood was the worst flood in the nineteenth century and hit a record forty-one inches above the flood level. On Tuesday, March 25, 1913, the river once again broke free of its banks and swept through Piqua, Rossville and . . . — Map (db m17297) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — The Mills Brothers America's Greatest Singing Group |
| | The Citizens of Piqua dedicate this memorial.
We are proud of your Piqua heritage and birth. As musical ambassadors, you have achieved world wide fame and made the world a better place.
Dedicated June 3, 1990
John, Herbert, Harry, Donald, John Sr.
Goodbye Blues
Tiger Rag
Paper Doll
Glow Worm
You Always Hurt the One You Love — Map (db m17298) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — 27-55 — The Village of Huntersville |
| | The roots of Huntersville began when John and Elizabeth Hilliard purchased this former Shawnee tribal land in 1797 from Ohio's largest land speculator Judge John Symmes. When Symmes defaulted on his payments, the Hilliards found themselves repurchasing their own land from the federal government. These uncertain land claims defeated their 1799 attempt to found "Hilliardstown." David Hunter purchased the abandoned village site in 1833. He re-surveyed the land in 1838 creating an eighteen lot, two . . . — Map (db m17291) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — United Spanish War Veterans |
| | In Memoriam
United Spanish War Veterans
1898 - 1902 — Map (db m17148) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan |
| | (Left):Erected in honor of Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan U.S. Navy. Born in Ireland Dec. 25th 1808 Died in Washington, D.C. Mar. 31st 1890. Received Special Vote of Thanks of Congress for Distinguished Services Feb. 7th 1863. (Right):Vice Admiral S. C. Rowan, U.S. NavyAppointed Midshipman, Feb. 1st 1826 while a resident of Piqua. Participated in the Seminole War and in the Mexican War on the Pacific Coast at Monterrey, San Diego and Los Angeles. In the Civil War at Acquia . . . — Map (db m19195) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Tipp City — 24-55 — Miami and Erie Canal Lock 15 |
| |
[Side A:]
This section of the Miami and Erie Canal, constructed from 1833-1837, was vital to this region's commerce and development. It allowed for farmers and businesses to get their goods to larger markets at a lower cost and faster speed than by hauling overland. Passengers could also travel across the area by canal boat. John Clark saw the location of the Lock 15, situated in Monroe Township at the junction of the Milton-Carlisle Pike (Main Street), as an opportunity and in . . . — Map (db m18385) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Tipp City — Tipp City Veterans Memorial |
| | In Honor of All Who Serve
“Day is done
Gone the sun
From the hills
From the lakes
From the sky
All is well
Safely rest
God is nigh” — Map (db m18633) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Troy — 22-55 — 1804 Iddings Log House |
| | The 1804 Iddings House is the oldest structure on its original site in Miami County. A second generation American and cousin to General “Mad” Anthony Wayne, Benjamin Iddings brought his wife, Phoebe, and six of their ten children up the Stillwater River into Newton Township and constructed the log house in 1804. In 1976 the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places with an initial restoration in 1981. Thanks to community support, further restoration was completed in 2006. — Map (db m18429) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Troy — 001 — Dilts Warehouse Plant No. 1 WACO History |
| | The “Dilts Warehouse”, the first manufacturing location used by the Advance Aircraft Company of Troy, a company later to become the WACO Aircraft Company. It produced airplanes in Troy from 1923-1928. The location was also a former blacksmith shop of the Pioneer Pole and Shaft Company and is located 3 blocks south of this marker at 631 South Union Street.
Photograph captions include:
The first WACO Model 9 fuselage produced in the Advance Aircraft Company (WACO) Plant . . . — Map (db m19751) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Troy — 003 — Engine Storage Location WACO History |
| | This location, 209 East Water Street, was at one time one of the manufacturing locations for The Hayner Distillery Company of Troy, Ohio, noted for shipping their mail order alcohol products to their customers nation wide and for the development of a combination lock stopper to secure the contents in a bottle. This building later housed The Jackson Implement Company and Roth's Appliance Store. To learn more about The Hayner Distillery Company visit The Hayner Distillery Collection display . . . — Map (db m19754) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Troy — 13-55 — Junior Girls Canteen 1943-1946 |
| | During World War II, forty of Troy's teenage girls, their mothers, and volunteers operated a free canteen service for troops on the platform of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station. The group began as a few neighborhood girls providing magazines to soldiers while trains were stopped. With support and donations from Miami County communities and six additional counties, thousands of food baskets and countless drinks were given to approximately 600,000 soldiers trackside. Books, games, . . . — Map (db m19746) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Troy — 15-55 — Overfield Tavern |
| | Benjamin Overfield (1774-1831), son of a Revolutionary War soldier, opened his tavern in this log house on September 13, 1808. Never moved, it is the oldest surviving building in Troy. The tavern provided food, lodging and space for business and social gatherings. Overfield agreed to let the county use a room on the second floor of the building as a temporary courtroom. Behind the tavern, Benjamin built a small log cabin that was home to his family. He prospered here until 1825 when he moved to . . . — Map (db m19747) |
| Ohio (Miami County), West Milton — The Underground Railroad in West Milton |
| | Side A:
In the year 1798, several prospectors traveled north from their North Carolina homes in search of new lands for themselves and their friends. Four of these known Quaker prospectors were John Mast, Jr., Martin Davenport and David Hoover from North Carolina and Benjamin Iddings from Tennessee. These men examined the country on both sides of the Stillwater River and returned to North Carolina to prepare their families for the long journey. Upon departure, sixty-four relatives and . . . — Map (db m19749) |
| Ohio (Miami County), West Milton — West Milton Friends Meeting |
| | The West Milton Friends Meeting, established as a meeting for worship May 14, 1874, was made a preparative meeting of West Branch Monthly Meeting, May 15, 1883. It became a monthly meeting on May 21, 1927 by action of West Branch Quarterly Meeting, Indiana Yearly Meeting.
The meeting house was built in 1881 on land given by David M. Coate and his wife, Mary Teague Coate. It was the first Friends Meeting House in America to have a steeple and a bell. London Yearly Meeting was so concerned . . . — Map (db m18426) |
| Ohio (Miami County), West Milton — West Milton Korean War Memorial |
| | A Korean War Memorial
1950 to 1953
5.7 Million Americans Served 55,000 Americans Killed
103,000 Were Wounded and
8200 Americans Missing in Action
Dedicated 24 December 1988 — Map (db m18423) |
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