University Park in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

1841

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 26, 2021

1. Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1841, Woodland is the fifth oldest “Rural Garden Cemetery’ in the nation. Its oldest portion, including over 100 Victorian- era burial sections, a Romanesque gateway, a Tiffany chapel, and a Civil War soldier’s section, forms a “historical district” listed on the National Registry of Historical Places. The Arboretum, with over 3000 trees on 140 rolling acres, completes this outdoor museum of Dayton history. Among those buried here are the Wright Brothers, John Patterson, Charles Kettering, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Col. Edward Deeds, as well as Governor James Cox, humorist Erma Bombeck, Mayor James McGee, and Representative C.J. McLin.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.

Location. 39° 44.588′ N, 84° 10.944′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in University Park. It is at the intersection of Brown Street and Woodland Ave., on the right when traveling north on Brown Street. Marker is under a tree at the southeast corner of Brown and Woodland, about 800 feet west of the cemetery gates, OHS

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26- 57 is just inside the gates, and has a nearly identical text. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Brown St, Dayton OH 45409, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s 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: Wrights Rest at Woodland (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dayton Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); J. C. Cline Gun (approx. ¼ mile away); DAR Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Louis Wm. Rieker, Sr. Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Civil War Memorial Flag Pole (approx. ¼ mile away); T. C. Lindsey Gun (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 26, 2021

2. Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Marker

in Dayton.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.