Spring Valley in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Historic Little Miami River
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2009
1. Historic Little Miami River Marker (Side A)
Side A:
An important route north from the Ohio River for Indians, frontiersmen, soldiers, and settlers. Pre-historic Indian mounds and village sites are throughout the valley. In 1788 the river was a boundary between two major survey districts, the Virginia Military Lands to the east and Symmes' Purchase between the Miamis. The first extensive railroad system in Ohio followed the valley in the 1840s.
Side B:
In 1779 John Bowman's forces followed the east bank to Glady Run, then north to the Indian village of Old Chillicothe. In 1780 and 1782 militia commanded by George Rogers Clark, and guided by Simon Kenton and Daniel Boone, crossed the river and camped two miles north of Caesar's Creek, then marched on the villages near Springfield, Piqua, and Bellefontaine.
Erected 1987 by Greene County Park District and The Ohio Historical Society, near Spring Valley. (Marker Number 1-29.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.
Location. 39° 36.35′ N, 84° 0.802′ W. Marker
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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: You Are on the Buckeye Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Barrett Cement House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Spring Valley Township and Village Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Spring Valley Wildlife Area (approx. 2.9 miles away); Unknown Union Soldier (approx. 4.2 miles away); Chester Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spring Valley.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2009
2. Historic Little Miami River Marker (Side B)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2009
3. Historic Little Miami River Marker
Looking SSW, with the Little Miami River to right background, in the treed riparian zone.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2009
4. Carl E. Smith Marker at Base of Historical Marker
Carl E. Smith
Teacher-Author-Poet
1889-1987
Greene County
Historical Society
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2009
5. Historical Marker Committee Marker at Base of Historical Marker
Robert J. King
Ancil L. Dodge
Dottie Q. Willenburg
1987
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 6, 2009
6. Constitution Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,691 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 5, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
