Old Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Stari Most (Old Bridge)

The <i>Stari Most</i> (Old Bridge) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024

1. The Stari Most (Old Bridge) Marker

Inscription. The Stari Most (Old Bridge) in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was designed by the Ottoman architect Mimar Hayruddin and completed in 1566. The bridge stood for 427 years, but was destroyed by shelling in 1993. After the war, the Old Bridge was rebuilt following closely the original model and stands again as a symbol of unity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The stone you see here, from the original bridge, was not used in the rebuilding of the bridge and is a gift from the City of Mostar to the City of Dayton in memory of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Peace • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1566.

Location. 39° 45.724′ N, 84° 12.304′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Old Dayton. It can be reached from the intersection of Edwin C. Moses Boulevard and Salem Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dayton OH 45406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley.

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 walking distance of this marker: Novi Grad Historic City Hall (here, next to this marker); Sarajevo Vijećnica (City Hall) (here, next to this marker); Dayton Masonic Temple (approx. ¼ mile away); The Dayton Art Institute Centennial

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); America and Greece Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); 212 Central Avenue (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Dayton's First Electric Generating Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); Winterlich House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

More about this marker. It is located in Ambassador Richard Holbrooke Plaza, dedicated to the late U.S. diplomat who brokered the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the Bosnian War in 1995.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024

2. The Stari Most (Old Bridge) Marker

Featured marker is on the right.

Original <i>Stari Most</i> (Old Bridge) image. Click for full size.

Guus Gorter via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), September 22, 1964

3. Original Stari Most (Old Bridge)

Rebuilt <i>Stari Most</i> (Old Bridge) image. Click for full size.

Jaime Silva via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), August 16, 2008

4. Rebuilt Stari Most (Old Bridge)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 20, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.