Winchester in Adams County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Winchester, Ohio – 1815
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Morgan’s Raid – 1863

Winchester Ohio face of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 16, 2019

1. Winchester Ohio face of marker

Inscription. Winchester, Ohio. Founded November 8, 1815 by General Joseph Darlinton and named for his Virginia birthplace. Winchester was incorporated in 1864 and later became the eastern terminus of the Cincinnati and Eastern Railway (1877-1880). The first locomotive to enter Winchester, the “Dick Thomson,” was named after a local businessman who was largely responsible for building the railroad. Winchester was also the birthplace of Evelyn (Longman) Batchelder, first woman sculptor to become a full academician at the National Academy of Design in 1919.

Morgan’s Raid, 1863. On July 15th, 3,000 Confederate cavalrymen under Gen. John Hunt Morgan stopped in Winchester, where they occupied homes, ransacked businesses, and seized horses and firearms. Amid the turmoil, a Union officer captured earlier in the raid managed to escape and was hidden under the floor of a local dwelling. The next day, Union cavalrymen under Gen. Edward Hobson were fed as they passed through town in pursuit of the infamous “Morgan's Raiders.”

Erected 1990 by the Winchester History Committee, The Adams County Historical

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Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 9-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 8, 1815.

Location. 38° 56.203′ N, 83° 39.277′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Ohio, in Adams County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Ohio Route 136) and Dorsey Road (Local Route 48) on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winchester OH 45697, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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

Morgan’s Raid face of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 16, 2019

2. Morgan’s Raid face of marker

least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Winchester (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); American Legion Post No 242 WWI & WWII Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vietnam Conflict Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Winchester (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Winchester (approx. half a mile away); Covenanter Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Cherry Fork Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Seaman (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia entry for Cincinnati and Eastern Railway. The eastward extension of the railroad from Winchester to Portsmouth, Ohio, was completed in 1884. For most of the 20th century the rail line was owned by the Norfolk and Western Railway. Today the line through Winchester is unused, and belongs to Norfolk Southern Railway. (Submitted on May 17, 2019.)

2. Wikipedia Entry for Evelyn Longman. “In 1901, Longman moved to New York, where she studied with Hermon

Winchester, Ohio and Morgan’s Raid Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 16, 2019

3. Winchester, Ohio and Morgan’s Raid Marker

Atkins MacNeil and Daniel Chester French. Her debut in large-scale public sculpture came at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, where her male figure, Victory, was deemed so excellent in invention and technique that it was given a place of honor on the top of the fair’s centerpiece building, Festival Hall.” (Submitted on May 17, 2019.)

3. Wikipedia entry for Morgan’s Raid. “Morgan’s Raid was a diversionary incursion by Confederate cavalry into the northern U.S. states of Indiana and Ohio during the American Civil War. The raid took place from June 11–July 26, 1863, and is named for the commander of the Confederates, Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan.” (Submitted on May 17, 2019.)

Evelyn Beatrice Longman (1874–1954) American Sculptor image. Click for full size.

unknown photographer, via Wikipedia Commons, circa 1904

4. Evelyn Beatrice Longman (1874–1954) American Sculptor

Winchester, Ohio – 1815 / Morgan’s Raid – 1863 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 15, 2025

5. Winchester, Ohio – 1815 / Morgan’s Raid – 1863 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,361 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 17, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 5. submitted on March 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.

Winchester, Ohio – 1815⎯⎯⎯Morgan’s Raid – 1863

Winchester, Ohio – 1815
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Morgan’s Raid – 1863