Dudley Township near Hepburn in Hardin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wheeler Tavern

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 9, 2009

1. Wheeler Tavern Marker

Inscription.
Wheeler Tavern was built by Portius Wheeler, an early pioneer of Hardin County, around 1835 near the Shawnee Ford of the Scioto River. According to local historians this was the first brick residence constructed in Hardin County. Tradition maintains that Wheeler Tavern was a station on the Underground Railroad, a network of contacts and places that aided escaping slaves making their way to the free North.

Erected 1990 by The Country Connection Club and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 9-33.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 40° 37.349′ N, 83° 29.844′ W. Marker is near Hepburn, Ohio, in Hardin County. It is in Dudley Township. It is at the intersection of County Road 144/265 and County Road 265, on the right when traveling west on County Road 144/265. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19950 County Road 144, Kenton OH 43326, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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: Old Sandusky Trail and Shawnee Ford (approx. ¼ mile away); Six Points, Goshen Township (approx. 3.2 miles away); Hardin County Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Black and White Schoolhouse (approx. 4.3 miles away); Hardin County New Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); In Memory of Jacob Parrott (approx. 5 miles away); Hardin County Ohio Civil War Soldier Monument (approx. 5 miles away); American Legion Post 198 Veterans Memorial (approx. 5 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Knight's Escape (was approx. 4½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Wheeler Tavern and Pfeiffer Station. Ohio Country Shopping website entry (Submitted on October 3, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Wheeler Tavern and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 9, 2009

2. Wheeler Tavern and Marker

Looking north across C.R. 144.

Wheeler Tavern image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 9, 2009

3. Wheeler Tavern

Pfeiffer Station General Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 9, 2009

4. Pfeiffer Station General Store

Across C.R. 144 from Wheeler Tavern.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,460 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on April 25, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 3, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.