Scott Township near Georgetown in Brown County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Gist Settlement
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Original Lot Owners in Scott Township Settlement
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 11, 2019
1. Gist Settlement Marker
Gist Settlement. Scott Township. Through the terms of his will, absentee British landowner Samuel Gist freed his 350 slaves in Virginia. Gist (c.1723-1815) intended that these freed people would remain on the land and receive instruction in Christianity and that schools would be established for their children. The settlement of Gists estate funded the relocation of the free slaves to Ohio. Gists executors acquired over 2,200 acres of land in Ohio. These lands included two large tracts in Scott and Eagle Townships in Brown County in 1819 and another 207 acres in Fairfield Township (now Penn Township) in Highland County in 1831 and 1835. As of 2010 no descendants of the freed Gist slaves lived in the original Scott Township settlement.
Original Lot Owners in Scott Township Settlement. Lot 1. Old Ben 2. Old Lucky 3. Dolly 4. Little Daniel 5. Billey, Lucy, grandchildren of Old Lucy 6. Nat 7. Patcy 8. Cato 9. Abraham 10. Aaron 11. Nelly 12. Suckey, wife of Peter Clough 13. Bob Clough 14. Anthony Gist 15. Peter Punch 16. Rozetta 17. Nelson 18. Barnett 19. Aggy 20. Cain 21. Edmond
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Erected 2010 by Freed Gist Slaves Descendants Foundation and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 11-8.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • 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 1819.
Location. 38° 54.781′ N, 83° 53.774′ W. Marker is near Georgetown, Ohio, in Brown County. It is in Scott Township. It is on Wahlsburg East Road (County Route 81) east of South High Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling east. It is at the water tower inside the fence. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4642 Wahlsburg East Rd, Georgetown OH 45121, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati and in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2025
2. Gist Settlement Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pitzer's Carry-Out (approx. 0.4 miles away); Georgetown (approx. 1.7 miles away); Elie A. Tissandier (approx. 1.9 miles away); Robert H. Purdin A.M.M.1/c (approx. 2 miles away); The Tony Becraft Memorial Softball Field (approx. 2.3 miles away); Boyhood Home of Ulysses S. Grant (approx. 3.3 miles away); Life in the 1800s (approx. 3.3 miles away); Ulysses Grant (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
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This story continues on another marker- OHS 5- 36, in Highland County. Use the Related Marker link above to see it.
— Submitted July 1, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 11, 2019
3. Gist Settlement Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,717 times since then and 119 times this year. Last updated on May 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on June 30, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on May 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on June 30, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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