Springboro in Warren County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Tommy Miller House

Circa 1901

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2008

1. Tommy Miller House Marker

Inscription. Tommy Miller had this house built on the foundation of an earlier home that had served for a time as a parsonage for the Methodist church. Possible traces of an Underground Railroad hiding place from that earlier era are still evident in the basement. In a shed located across the street behind 510 South Main, Miller invented and was issued patents for an oilcan and a wagon jack for horse drawn wagons. He also designed the machinery to produce these items, which were manufactured in Springboro and sold through-out the midwestern United States.

Erected by Old Springboro.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 39° 33.068′ N, 84° 14.025′ W. Marker is in Springboro, Ohio, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Ohio Route 741) and South Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 505 S Main Street, Springboro OH 45066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati

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 walking distance of this marker: The James Bennet House (within shouting distance of this marker); John Bateman House Site (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Harry Pence House (within shouting distance of this marker); Wallace Baird House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mahlon Wright House Site - Circa 1818 (about 300 feet away); Elias Vickers House (about 400 feet away); Warner Bateman House (about 400 feet away); Odd Fellows Hall (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springboro.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 2, 2023

2. Tommy Miller House Marker

Tommy Miller House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2008

3. Tommy Miller House and Marker

Old Springboro Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 1, 2008

4. Old Springboro Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,630 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 21, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on July 10, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.