Hamilton in Butler County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
William B. Van Hook
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025
1. William B. Van Hook Marker
Speaker Ohio House of Representatives
Warden Ohio Penitentiary
President Hamilton City Council
Erected 1995 by Gen. William Henry Harrison Chapter U.S. Daughters Of 1812.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the United States Daughters of 1812, National Society series list.
Location. 39° 24.192′ N, 84° 32.741′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ohio, in Butler County. It can be reached from the intersection of Heaton Street and Miami Street, on the right when traveling west. On the grounds of the Greenwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1103 Greenwood Avenue, Hamilton OH 45011, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Warren Gard (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Flags for the Fallen" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hamilton Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Flood Level (approx. half a mile away); 1913 Flood (approx. half a mile away); Beckett Homesite (approx. half a mile away); This Lich Gate (approx. 0.6 miles away); Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025
2. William B. Van Hook Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025
3. William B. Van Hook Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
