Near Shawnee Hills in Delaware County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lucy Depp Park & The Depp Settlement

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, September 7, 2017

1. Lucy Depp Park & The Depp Settlement Marker

Inscription. Lucy Depp Park was a 102-acre development named for Lucinda Depp (1844-1929). She had inherited the land from her father, Abraham (1791-1858), an emancipated African American man and central Ohio pioneer from Powhattan County, Virginia. Known historically as the Depp Settlement, Robert Goode (1876-1957), a nephew of Lucy and her husband Thomas A. Whyte (1845-1919), purchased the land and developed it as "Lucy Depp Park" in the mid-1920s. The park became a popular vacation spot as well as home site for African American families from Columbus and elsewhere in the segregated America before the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and '60s. According to a brochure Goode used to promote the development, "Lucy Depp Park...For People Who Care; by the Beautiful Waters of O'Shaughnessy Reservoir and Twin Lakes."

Erected 2015 by Lucy Depp Park Civic Association, Delaware County Historical Society, Concord Township Trustees, Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 20-21.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location.

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40° 10.071′ N, 83° 8.353′ W. Marker is near Shawnee Hills, Ohio, in Delaware County. Marker is at the intersection of Harriott Road (County Route 131) and Frabell Drive (County Route 309), on the right when traveling east on Harriott Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6315 Harriott Rd, Powell OH 43065, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Abraham Depp Freedom Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program (TKCP) (approx. 1.1 miles away); Grand Carousel (approx. 1.2 miles away); Aldabra Giant Tortoise (approx. 1.2 miles away); Alligator Answers (approx. 1.2 miles away); Amur Tiger (approx. 1.2 miles away); Markhor (approx. 1.2 miles away); Red-crowned Crane (approx. 1.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Lucy Depp Park gets historical marker (Delaware Gazette). (Submitted on September 8, 2017.)

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, September 7, 2017

2. Lucy Depp Park & The Depp Settlement Marker

full view from Harriott Road

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, September 7, 2017

3. Lucy Depp Park & The Depp Settlement Marker

marker as seen from a distance on Frabell Road, looking north

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, September 7, 2017

4. Lucy Depp Park & The Depp Settlement Marker

the barn

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, September 7, 2017

5. Lucy Depp Park & The Depp Settlement Marker

the house

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,524 times since then and 197 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 7, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.