Xenia Road

Bullskin Trace

— Clermont County Bicentennial Marker —

Xenia Road Marker image. Click for full size.

Clermont County Historical Society photo. Used with permission.

1. Xenia Road Marker

Inscription. The stone monument in the adjacent field commemorates the Bullskin trace, an old Indian trail used by Daniel Boone to escape the Shawnee Indians in 1778. Used by soldiers of General Anthony Wayne’s Army in 1793. It was made the Xenia State road in 1807. Used to haul ammunition and supplies to Admiral Perry’s fleet on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The road served as part of the Underground Railroad that was traveled by slaves to reach freedom. The monument was constructed by William Blanchard from stones collected by residents of Wayne Township. Dedicated in 1927 by the Willing Workers and others of Edenton, and the Blanchester D.A.R.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 39° 13.789′ N, 84° 3.098′ W. Marker was in Edenton, Ohio, in Clermont County. It was on Ohio Route 133 0.2 miles south of Edenton-Pleasant Plain Road ( Route 727), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near

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this postal address: 6585 OH-133, Goshen OH 45122, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Greater Cincinnati.

It was also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Xenia State Road Old Indian Trail Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Burial Site of Two Unknown Soldiers (approx. 3.1 miles away); Garrison Corner Community (approx. 5.3 miles away); Garrison Corner GAR Monument (approx. 5.3 miles away); WWII Killed in Action (approx. 5.4 miles away); Blanchester Veterans' Memorial Park (approx. 5.4 miles away); Sgt. Chester H. Wilson (approx. 5.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edenton.

Another marker is no longer nearby.

Xenia Road Marker and Monument image. Click for full size.

Clermont County Historical Society photo. Used with permission.

2. Xenia Road Marker and Monument

Xenia Road Monument in background. Road passed thru trees behind monument.

In This Cemetery is Buried William Slone (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. The Clermont County Historical Society reports that this marker was stolen in 2012.

Bicentenial (2000) Historic Marker image. Click for full size.

Clermont County Historical Society photo. Used with permission., March 7, 2010

3. Bicentenial (2000) Historic Marker

The Clermont County Bicentennial (2000) historic marker at the Bullskin or Xena Trail near Edenton, Clermont County. The trail entered Clermont County at the Ohio River near Rural. It passed thru Felicity, Bethel, Williamsburg and Edenton. In the background is a stone monument placed there by the DAR. The sign was stolen in 2012.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2022, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 605 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 13, 2022, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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