Pioneer Achievements
and Historic Events Which Occurred Here
Pioneer Achievements
and Historic Events Which Occurred Here
Here in 1815 Jacob Brown, born Dec. 7, 1775 and his wife Judith Walters Brown, born Dec. 8, 1781, venerable Quakers, from Louden County, Virginia, purchased twenty-two hundred acres of land, and established their home.
This monument also marks the location of the historic Simon Kenton Trail which extended from the Winchester Trail, now State Route 72, due west to Old Chillicothe. This was the camp site of General Benjamin Logan’s army of Kentucky pioneers in 1786. Here they camped for one night on their march to attach the Shawnee Indians at Old Chillicothe and thence to the Mack-a-Chack towns on the head waters of Mad River. Here also Caesar’s Creek was given its name by an officer of Logan’s staff, whose colored servant named Caesar, escaped during the night crossed the creek, went on to Old Chillicothe, and warned the Indians. The waters of Caesar’s Creek ran the historic Jacob Brown Mill which stood about fifty rods west.
Erected 1930 by Otis T. Wolford
in loving memory of his wife
Elizabeth Brown Wolford, daughter of
Nixon and Hanna Wilson Brown
and grand-daughter of
Jacob and Judith Walters Brown
Erected 1930 by Otis T. Wolford.
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Location. 39° 41.391′ N, 83° 47.035′ W. Marker is near Xenia, Ohio, in Greene County. Marker is on Wolford Road (County Route 102), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3970 Wolford Road, Xenia OH 45385, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ballard Road Covered Bridge (approx. 1.8 miles away); Cedarville (approx. 4 miles away); In Grateful Remembrance (approx. 4.4 miles away); Martin Robison Delany (approx. 4½ miles away); Cedarville North Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); Cedarville Civil War Monument (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Cedarville (approx. 4.7 miles away); Albert Baker Football Practice Field (approx. 5.1 miles away).
Additional keywords. Simon Kenton
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 17, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.