Near Staunton in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Jacob Knoop

First White Child born in Miami County

— Dutch Station —

Jacob Knoop Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 2, 2019

1. Jacob Knoop Marker

close up of inscribed marble slab, set on granite boulder

Inscription. On this spot stood the fort built 1798. Here was born the first white child of this county, Jacob Knoop. Erected by Miami Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Troy, O., June 14, 1905.

Erected 1905 by Miami Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location. 40° 2.226′ N, 84° 10.72′ W. Marker is near Staunton, Ohio, in Miami County. It is on Troy- Tipp City Road (Ohio Route 202), on the left when traveling north. The boulder was moved in the 1970s to a spot south of Dutch Station on Route 504 because it had been located on a curve in Staunton. It created a hazard whenever a tourist would stop at the curve to read the text inscribed on the historic stone. https://www.mymiamicounty.com/knoopmarker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 St Rt 202, Troy OH 45373, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro,

in the Miami Valley,

and in the 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Staunton Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Engine Storage Location (approx. 1.1 miles away); Overfield Tavern

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Rose Hill Cemetery 1849 (approx. 1.2 miles away); The John Kitchen House 1847 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Robert N. Hartzell (approx. 1.2 miles away); Clayton Brukner (approx. 1.2 miles away); Nancy Currie- Gregg (approx. 1.2 miles away).

More about this marker. On June 14, 1905 (Flag Day), the Miami Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated an historic monument at the site of the old Dutch Station stockade near Staunton (east of Troy). The monument’s historical marker honors the birth of Jacob Knoop, the first white child born in Miami County. He was born to John and Barbara Knoop on November 30, 1798.

Additional keywords. Daughters of the American Revolution

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 2, 2019

2. Jacob Knoop Marker

full view of the granite boulder

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 2, 2019

3. Jacob Knoop Marker

marker as seen from roadside

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick

4. Jacob Knoop Marker

old post card image of the marker in it's original setting

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 927 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.