Porter Township near Wheelersburg in Scioto County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hillcrest Children's Home

Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, June 4, 2023

1. Hillcrest Children's Home Marker

Inscription. The Hillcrest Children’s Home stood near this site in Wheelersburg and opened in 1921 to the first 57 of many children who would come to live there. A 50-room building intended for 100 children, Hillcrest often housed double to triple that number. The extended community supported Hillcrest, providing entertainment, sponsoring activities, and donating presents for the children whose times there left indelible memories. The home closed in 1970 and was razed the following year.

Erected 2016 by Scioto County Historical Society/Hillcrest Children's Home Group/Scioto County Commissioners/Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 10-73.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 38° 43.246′ N, 82° 51.177′ W. Marker is near Wheelersburg, Ohio, in Scioto County. It is in Porter Township. It is at the intersection of Hillcrest Road and Gallia Pike (County Road 1), on the left when traveling east on Hillcrest Road.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 602 Hillcrest Road, Wheelersburg OH 45694, 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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sciotoville Bridge (approx. 3 miles away); Enterprise Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 4.1 miles away in Kentucky); The Honorable Vern Riffe (1925 - 1997) (approx. 4.8 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Jesse Stuart (1906-1984) (approx. 5.2 miles away in Kentucky); Spartan Municipal Stadium (approx. 6.8 miles away); Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge (approx. 7.4 miles away in Kentucky); Ode To Bennett's Mill Bridge (approx.

Hillcrest Children's Home Marker at the northeast corner of Hillcrest Road and Gallia Pike image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, June 4, 2023

2. Hillcrest Children's Home Marker at the northeast corner of Hillcrest Road and Gallia Pike

7.4 miles away in Kentucky).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2023, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. This page has been viewed 825 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2023, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.