Wyoming in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Stearns and Foster Company

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 4, 2019

1. Stearns and Foster Company Marker

Inscription. The Stearns and Foster Company was co-founded by George S. Stearns, one of the founding fathers of the City of Wyoming, and Seth Foster. Family-owned for 139 years, the company saw the nation through three wars and the Great Depression. A few of its contributions to public service include-donating mattresses and drinking water to area residents during the great flood of 1937 and devoting nearly 80% of its resources to the war effort during World War II. In 1911, the company was one of the first to volunteer under what is now known as the Workman's Compensation Act and offered life insurance to employees free of cost in 1914. The Stearns family contributed greatly to the City of Wyoming, serving on boards and commissions and helping make possible its first church, library, and high school.

Erected 2002 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, City of Wyoming, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 30-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 39° 13.596′ N, 84° 28.391′ W. Marker is in Wyoming, Ohio, in Hamilton

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County. It is at the intersection of Linden Drive and Springfield Pike (Ohio Route 4), on the right when traveling west on Linden Drive. marker originally stood at 651 Glenway Avenue, a former Stearns property marker now stands in Stearns & Foster Park (formerly known as Centennial Park). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Linden Drive, Cincinnati OH 45215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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 walking distance of this marker: Linden Drive (here, next to this marker); Milestone (within shouting distance of this marker); Spreen’s Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Reily (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Doughboy (about 600 feet away); Wyoming Avenue School Property (approx. 0.2 miles away); “The Municipal Building” (approx. 0.4 miles away); Barney-Fisk-Stearns Property (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wyoming.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 4, 2019

2. Stearns and Foster Company Marker

full view of marker, in corner of park

Marker as seen from Springfield Pike image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 4, 2019

3. Marker as seen from Springfield Pike

Sign post at the corner of Springfield Pike and Linden Drive image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 4, 2019

4. Sign post at the corner of Springfield Pike and Linden Drive

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,080 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 5, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.