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

Abraham Lincoln

Sixteenth President of the United States

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022

1. Abraham Lincoln Marker

Inscription. "The framers of the government found slavery existing when the Constitution was formed and got along with it as well as they could in accomplishing the Union of States, contemplating and expecting the advent of the period when slavery in the United States should no longer exist... Congress has a constitutional right to legislate, exclusively, for the good of the general inheritance, and, in the exercise of this right, to prohibit the existence of slavery of any other evil within their limits".
... at Dayton September 17, 1859

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 17, 1859.

Location. 39° 45.602′ N, 84° 11.583′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Downtown. It is on N. Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dayton OH 45402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley.

It is also in the

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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: Rutherford B. Hayes (here, next to this marker); William Henry Harrison (here, next to this marker); Benjamin Harrison (a few steps from this marker); Franklin Delano Roosevelt (a few steps from this marker); William J. "Bill" Clinton (a few steps from this marker); The Fountain Of Presidents (a few steps from this marker); Ronald Reagan (a few steps from this marker); Harry S. Truman (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022

2. Abraham Lincoln Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.