Dixon Township near Concord in Preble County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Harshman Bridge

Built 1894

— Bridge Info —

Harshman Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

1. Harshman Bridge Marker

Inscription. The 109-foot Harshman Bridge, built in 1894 by E.S. Sherman for $3,184, spans Four Mile Creek on Concord-Fairhaven Road, half a mile south of Concord Church in Dixon Township. J.M. Acton did the masonry, using stone from Stony Point quarry nearby.

This area, rich in history, was home to Delaware Native American families until 1815, inspiring the Legend of Tallawanda. According to the legend, Tallawanda, a beautiful Native American maiden, discovered her own reflection in a creek pool after being told she would see the "most beautiful girl in the forest" there. A grand wedding pow-wow followed her realization.

Additionally, a sawmill once operated near the bridge site.

Length: 109 ft.

Builders: E.S. Sherman, J.M. Acton Project Cost (1894): $3,184

Erected by Preble County Convention & Visitors Bureau. (Marker Number No. 3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 39° 42.146′ N, 84° 46.173′ W. Marker

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is near Concord, Ohio, in Preble County. It is in Dixon Township. It is at the intersection of Concord-Fairhaven Road and California Road, on the right when traveling north on Concord-Fairhaven Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2225 Concord Fairhaven Rd, Eaton OH 45320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Concord Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Bunker Hill House (approx. 4½ miles away); Mary Lander (approx. 6½ miles away); Preble County Veterans Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away); The Whispering Oak (approx. 6½ miles away); Ortt Fort Saint Clair Memorial (approx. 6.6 miles away); Physicians in the Indian Wars / Roster of Physicians in the Indian Wars

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

2. Harshman Bridge Marker

(approx. 6.6 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 6.6 miles away).

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

3. Harshman Bridge Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

4. Harshman Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.