Oxford in Butler County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Sigma Chi Fraternity

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025

1. The Sigma Chi Fraternity Marker

Inscription. Was founded here
June 28, 1855
by
Thomas Cowan Bell • James Parks Caldwell • Daniel William Cooper • Isaac M. Jordan • William Lewis Lockwood • Benjamin Piatt Runkle • Franklin Howard Scobey

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical date for this entry is June 28, 1855.

Location. 39° 30.64′ N, 84° 44.495′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Ohio, in Butler County. It is at the intersection of East Park Place and East High Street, on the right when traveling north on East Park Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 E Park Place, Oxford OH 45056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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

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distance of this marker: Sigma Chi Fraternity Founding Site (here, next to this marker); Oxford Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lynching in America / Lynchings In Oxford, OH (about 400 feet away); Phi Delta Theta Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Birthplace of Caroline Scott Harrison (about 600 feet away); Alpha Delta Phi (about 700 feet away); Mother of Fraternities (about 700 feet away); This gateway is given to Miami University (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025

2. The Sigma Chi Fraternity Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 107 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.