New Richmond in Clermont County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Dr. John G. Rogers Home & Office

Underground Railroad Site

— Clermont Freedom Trail —

Dr. John G. Rogers Home & Office Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2021

1. Dr. John G. Rogers Home & Office Marker

Inscription. Dr. Rogers was the first president of the Clermont County Anti-Slavery Society and a financial supporter of James G. Birney, publisher of The Philanthropist newspaper. He practiced medicine for over 60 years and is most noted for the delivery of victorious Union General and 18th President Ulysses S. Grant on April 27, 1822 in nearby Pt. Pleasant.

Erected by Village of New Richmond; and Ohio River National Freedom Corridor.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Network to Freedom series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 27, 1822.

Location. 38° 57.128′ N, 84° 17.071′ W. Marker is in New Richmond, Ohio, in Clermont County. It is on Front Street just north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level just to the left of the front door at this address. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 309 Front Street, New Richmond OH

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45157, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati.

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 least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rev. George C. Light Home (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Richmond Waterfront (about 500 feet away); New Richmond (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named New Richmond (about 600 feet away); The Philanthropist (about 600 feet away); Founding of New Richmond (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dodge Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cranston Memorial Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Richmond.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Marker detail: Dr. John G. Rogers image. Click for full size.

2. Marker detail: Dr. John G. Rogers

Also see . . . New Richmond on the Ohio Underground Railroad Tour. A staunch abolitionist, Rogers along with Caleb Walker and the brothers Francis and Thomas Donaldson were the nucleus of a group called the Chieftains of Liberty, a vigilance committee set up to protect Birney’s press from destruction by pro-slavery mobs from Kentucky and Cincinnati. Rogers died in 1882 thus he was able to see the child that he delivered win the war that liberated 4 million enslaved African Americans, the goal that Rogers dedicated most of his life to accomplish. (Submitted on September 18, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Marker detail: Dr. John G. Rogers Home & Office image. Click for full size.

3. Marker detail: Dr. John G. Rogers Home & Office

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2021

4. Dr. John G. Rogers Home & Office Marker

(marker visible between door and window)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 846 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 18, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.