Near Huber Heights in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Taylorsville

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010

1. Taylorsville Marker

Inscription. One of five dams built by the
Miami Conservancy District
for flood control in
the Miami Valley

Completed 1922
Height 78 ft. Length 3000 ft.
Width at base 415 ft.

The Dams
of the Miami Conservancy District
are for
Flood Prevention Purposes
Their use for power development
or for storage would be
a menace to the cities below

Erected by Miami Conservancy District.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 39° 52.468′ N, 84° 9.651′ W. Marker is near Huber Heights, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of National Road (U.S. 40) and Bridgewater Road, on the left when traveling east on National Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8319 National Road, Dayton OH 45424, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Taylorsville Metropark - Metroparks Park System (approx. half a mile away); Taylorsville Metropark (approx. half a mile away); Tadmor - Taylorsville (approx. half a mile away);

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Phoneton (approx. 2.1 miles away); Henry Seger Community Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Phoneton (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Crossroads of America (approx. 2.4 miles away); Murlin Heights Elementary School Flagpole (approx. 2.6 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Village of Tadmor / The National Road (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. Miami Conservancy District. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 12, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. The Great Flood of 1913. Miami Conservancy District website entry (Submitted on May 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010

2. Taylorsville Marker

Taylorsville Dam and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010

3. Taylorsville Dam and Marker

Taylorsville Dam image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010

4. Taylorsville Dam

Taylorsville Dam on the Great Miami River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010

5. Taylorsville Dam on the Great Miami River

US Hwy 40 crossing dam, looking west

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 899 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on November 1, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.