Eagle Township near Sardinia in Brown County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

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Original Lot Owners In Eagle Township Settlement

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Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2025

1. Gist Settlement side of marker

Inscription. Gist Settlement Through the terms of his will. British absentee landowner Samuel Gist (c. 1723-1815) freed his 350 Virginia slaves and provided funds for their relocation. the purchase of land, and the establishment of schools and homes. The executors of Gist's will acquired over 2,000 acres of land in Ohio, including two large tracts in Scott and Eagle Townships in Brown County in 1819. In 1831 and 1835, an agent of the Gist estate purchased 207 acres in Highland County and divided the acreage into thirty-one lots. It was recorded at Brown County on August 4, 1819 as 1197 acres of land divided among "150 Negroes who were emancipated by the will of Samuel Gist." In 2009. descendants of the freed Gist slaves still inhabited part of the original settlement.

Original Lot Owners in Eagle Township Settlement The Black people's land from Goochland and Amherst counties situated on the waters or Brush and White Oak Creek, in Eagle Township, Brown County.

Lot 1. York • 2. Mountain Jim • 3. George • 4. Jacob Cumberland • 5. Parson Jim • 6. Jacob Johnston • 7. Old Dick • 8. Sylvia • 9. Ben • 10. Milley • 11. Dolley • 12. Glasgow

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• 13. Cato • 14. Jack Davis • 15. Semuel Hudson • 16. Fanny • 17. Harry • 18. Rose • 19. Violet • 20. Sam Moos (Mop) • 21. Chloe • 22. Betty • 23. Franky Woodson • 24. Mourning • 25. Esther Cumberland • 26. Dick • 27. Hezekiah • 28. Solomon Hudson • 29. Meredith • 30. Pompey • 31. Paul Cumberland • 32. David Davis

Erected 2012 by Freed Gist Slaves Descendants Foundation / The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 10-8.)

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 date for this entry is August 4, 1819.

Location. 38° 59.376′ N, 83° 45.886′ W. Marker is near Sardinia, Ohio, in Brown County. It is in Eagle Township. It is on Five Points-Fincastle Road (County Road 82) 0.2 miles west of James A Rhodes Appalachian Highway (State Route 32), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8348 Five Points-Fincastle Rd, Sardinia OH 45171, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

Original Lot Owners In Eagle Township Settlement side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2025

2. Original Lot Owners In Eagle Township Settlement side of marker

marker is in Greater Cincinnati

and in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterns Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Veterans Wall of Honor (approx. 2.6 miles away); Helen Tepe (approx. 2.8 miles away); Sardinia (approx. 2.9 miles away); Ohio Buckeye Tree (approx. 3.8 miles away); Vietnam Conflict Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); American Legion Post No 242 WWI & WWII Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); Winchester (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sardinia.

Gist Settlement / Original Lot Owners In Eagle Township Settlement Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2025

3. Gist Settlement / Original Lot Owners In Eagle Township Settlement Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2025

4. Gist Settlement / Original Lot Owners In Eagle Township Settlement Marker

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5. Methodist African American Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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