Brier Hill in Mahoning County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Tod Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 27, 2024
1. Tod Memorial Marker
"Ohio's Civil War Governor"
Born February 21, 1805
Died November 13, 1868
Ohio State Senate 1836-1840
U.S. Minister to Brazil 1847-1851
Governor of Ohio 18621864
David Tod's Brier Hill homestead was bequested to the people of the Mahoning Valley for use as a public cemetery in 1908 by his son George Tod.
George Tod
Son of David Tod
and
Maria Smith Tod
Born at Warren, Ohio
October 8, 1840
Died at Brier Hill
November 16, 1908
1st Lieut., 2nd Regiment, O.V.I.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is February 21, 1805.
Location. 41° 7.72′ N, 80° 40.103′ W. Marker is in Brier Hill, Ohio, in Mahoning County. It is at the intersection of Belmont Avenue (Ohio Route 193) and Tod Lane, on the left when traveling north on Belmont Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2200 Belmont Ave, Youngstown OH 44510, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Ohio’s Western Reserve and in the Mahoning Valley. It is also in the American Midwest. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Road of Remembrance (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crandall Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Augustine Episcopal Chapel (approx. 1.1 miles away); St. Elizabeth Hospital (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Mahoning River (approx. 1.9 miles away); First Ohio Settlers in the Mahoning River Valley
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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 27, 2024
2. Tod Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 27, 2024
3. Tod Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
