Near Millville in Butler County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bethel Chapel

1815 - 1873

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 3, 2009

1. Bethel Chapel Marker

Inscription.
William Holmes McGuffey, author of the Eclectic Series of Readers, was ordained a Presbyterian minister in a log meeting house on this site in 1829. The ordination was performed by Robert Bishop, President of Miami University, and other ministers from the Oxford Presbytery. McGuffey's Christian character is an example and model for all teachers and students in America.

Erected 1984 by George Mott/Mott Media, Smith History Library and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion • Education. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 39° 24.335′ N, 84° 41.421′ W. Marker is near Millville, Ohio, in Butler County. Marker is on Reily Millville Road, 0.1 miles east of Salman Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4064 Reily Millville Rd, Hamilton OH 45013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lewis-Sample Farmstead / Butler County's American Indian Heritage (approx. half a mile away); Bunker Hill / Dog Town

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(approx. 2 miles away); Bunker Hill Universalist Church/Bunker Hill Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Stillwell Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Stillwell’s Corners (approx. 3.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Founding Members of the Morgan Township Fire Department (approx. 5.4 miles away); Paddy's Run (approx. 5.7 miles away).

Also see . . . William Holmes McGuffey. Ohio History Central website entry (Submitted on November 4, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 3, 2009

2. Bethel Chapel Marker

Bethel Chapel Presbyterian Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 3, 2009

3. Bethel Chapel Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Bethel Chapel Presbyterian Church Cemetery Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 3, 2009

4. Bethel Chapel Presbyterian Church Cemetery Sign

Looking east on Reily-Millville Road

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 936 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 4, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.