Near Crayon in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Richard Stanhope
General George Washingtons Valet
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 7, 2017
1. Richard Stanhope Marker
close up of bronze plaque
(bronze plaque)
(Stanup)
Free black man and landowner
Settler in Madison County, Ohio
on Virginia Military land
resident of Concord Township
Champaign County, Ohio
Died September 1862
Buried in Concord Township
Champaign County, Ohio
Revolution and faithful
chief of servants for
General George Washington
at Mt. Vernon
Erected 2008 by Urbana Chapter DAR, LaGonda Chapter DAR, Martha Devotion Huntington Chapter DAR.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington series lists.
Location. 40° 11.844′ N, 83° 51.538′ W. Marker is near Crayon, Ohio, in Champaign County. It is at the intersection of Ohio Route 29 and Route 560, on the left when traveling west on Ohio Route 29. Marker is in Johnson Cemetery,
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Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Asa B. Bukroker (approx. 5.3 miles away); Kiser Lake (approx. 5½ miles away); Rosewood Veterans Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away); A. B. Graham (approx. 5.9 miles away); Harvey Haddix (approx. 6.1 miles away); West Liberty / Glover Hall (approx. 6.7 miles away); Sherman M. Ricketts (approx. 6.7 miles away); St. Paris (approx. 6.7 miles away).
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 7, 2017
2. Richard Stanhope Marker
close up of stone
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 7, 2017
3. Richard Stanhope Marker
full view of monuments
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 7, 2017
4. Richard Stanhope Marker
marker can barely be seen over green sign. Looking south from driveway off St Rt 29
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,846 times since then and 143 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 7, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
