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Hillsboro in Highland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

John A. Smith Building

Hillsboro, Ohio

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John A. Smith Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2022
1. John A. Smith Building Marker
Inscription.
John A. Smith Building
c. 1880
This property is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of Interior

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
 
Location. 39° 12.13′ N, 83° 36.733′ W. Marker is in Hillsboro, Ohio, in Highland County. It is on West Main Street (U.S. 50) west of South High Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 W Main St, Hillsboro OH 45133, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, 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: Highland County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Highland County Revolution War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bell's Opera House (within shouting distance of this marker); War Savings Stamps (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Civil Rights protest to desegregate Hillsboro, Ohio schools (within shouting distance of this marker); Highland County Unknown Dead Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Highland County Civil War Memorial (within
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shouting distance of this marker); Stagler's 5 & 10’ Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsboro.
 
John A. Smith Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2022
2. John A. Smith Building Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 4, 2026