Cedarville in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

In Grateful Remembrance

Williamson Mound

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 5, 2018

1. In Grateful Remembrance Marker

Inscription. In Grateful Remembrance this public state park has been created through the generosity of public- spirited citizens of Greene county who donated the land. The prehistoric Indian-mound known as the “Williamson Mound” thus will be preserved forever, and stands not only as a memorial and monument to the donors, but to those “first Ohioans” who sleep within. recognition is extended to David S. Williamson of Cedarville, Ohio, who donated 240 acres, including the mound, to the Ohio State Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio and to the Home Building and Savings Co. of Xenia, Ohio, including officers, shareholders, and depositors, who gave .48 of an acre. erected for the State of Ohio by the Ohio Historical Society. 1933

Erected 1933 by the Ohio Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 39° 44.623′ N, 83° 49.68′ W. Marker is in Cedarville, Ohio, in Greene

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County. It can be reached from Indian Mount Trail. marker is in Peterson Park on Indian Mound Trail above Massie Creek, approx. 3/4 mile from parking lot, on VERY rough trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2750 US-42, Cedarville OH 45314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Adena Mound (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Martin Robison Delany (approx. 0.8 miles away); Cedarville (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cedarville Civil War Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cedarville North Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Cedarville (approx. 1.2

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, 6

2. In Grateful Remembrance Marker

full view of marker, at base of mound

miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Cedarville (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cedarville.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, 6

3. In Grateful Remembrance Marker

marker and mound

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 5, 2018

4. In Grateful Remembrance Marker

sign near the mound

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 5, 2018

5. In Grateful Remembrance Marker

sign near beginning of trail

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 5, 2018

6. In Grateful Remembrance Marker

the brink of the limestone escarpment, looking back down into the Massie Creek Gorge. VERY rough trail.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 6, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.