Piqua in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Shawnee Bridge
City of Piqua, Ohio
| | 1915 - 2005 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
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
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Charles Kenneth Croner, 1 Bernard Ferrel Louise Hohendorf, 64 John Millhouse, 3 Grace O. Schlosser, 35 George Sublet, 77 C.T. Wilson
Erected 2005 by City of Piqua.
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° 8.724′ N, 84° 14.345′ W. Marker is in Piqua, Ohio, in Miami County. It is at the intersection of Wood Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Wood Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 S 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
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
2. 1913 Flood Victims and Their Ages
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking 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 500 feet away); Main Street (about 500 feet away); Public Square (about 500 feet away); The Village of Huntersville (about 600 feet away); Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan (about 700 feet away); Lock Nine Riverfront Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Mills Brothers (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 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The Flood of 1913.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
3. 1913 Flood Victims and Their Ages
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
4. 1913 Flood Victims and Their Ages
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
5. Shawnee Bridge 1914-15 Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
6. Shawnee Bridge 2005-2006 Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
7. Shawnee Bridge Marker
Looking southeast.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2009
8. Shawnee Bridge over the Great Miami River
Looking east.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,239 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on March 24, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
