Piqua in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Shawnee Bridge
City of Piqua, Ohio
| | 1915 - 2005 | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025
1. Shawnee Bridge Marker
The 1915 Shawnee (Lorimer) Bridge was dedicated in part to the forty-four men, women and children who lost their lives in the 1913 flood. The waters of the Great Miami River broke free from their banks on March 25, 1913 and devastated the areas of East Piqua, Shawnee, and Rossville. Flood waters reached heights in excess of twenty feet in some Piqua locations, destroying homes, businesses, factories and the previous iron truss Shawnee Bridge.
Dedicated to the Piqua victims of the 1913 Flood
Albert Becker, 45 Calvin Cruse, 72 Dorothy Gassaway, 4 Clark B. Jamison, 49 Mabel C. Morgan, 55 Florence Schlosser Eva Thomas, 50
Myrtle Behm, 20 Elizabeth Cruse, 8 James Gillard, 69 Isaac Jacob Karnes, 80 Frederick M. Price, 51 Florence J. Schlosser, 23 George Wank
Ellis Cox Edward Deweese Bertha Heidle, 45 Jennie Landon Harley Price, 30 Belle Spencer Rachael Wank, 55 Susan Wolfort, 71
Charles Croner, 34 Abbie Dillon, 31 John Paul Heidle, 8 Hazel Millhouse, 12 John Reiber, 61 Corneli Spencer, 23 Betty Wank, 6 George Woods, 72
Mary Croner, 25 Nicholas Drieling, 63 Pauline Heidle, 1 Helen Millhouse, 6 Anna Schlosser, 50 Leon Spencer, 22 Samantha A. Ward, 62
Charles Kenneth Croner, 1 Bernard Ferrel Louise Hohendorf,
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is March 25, 1913.
Location. 40° 8.74′ N, 84° 14.246′ W. Marker is in Piqua, Ohio, in Miami County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 E Main St, Piqua OH 45356, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro, in the Miami Valley, and in the Till Plains. 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 walking distance of this marker: The Village of Huntersville (within shouting distance of this marker); Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Shawnee Bridge (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Shawnee Bridge (about 600 feet away); Main Street (about 600 feet away); Lock Nine Riverfront Park (about 700 feet away); Public Square (about 800 feet away); Capt. Don Gentile (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piqua.
Other markers no longer nearby. The 1913 Flood (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); Lock Nine (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025
2. Shawnee Bridge Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025
3. Shawnee Bridge Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025
4. Shawnee Bridge Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025
5. Shawnee Bridge
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025
6. Shawnee Bridge Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
