Near Troy in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Elizabeth Township
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2010
1. Elizabeth Township Marker
Elizabeth Township was founded in 1807. The Elizabeth Township House was built about 1870, serving as the community's assembly hall. The building is similar to the seven remaining one-room, brick schoolhouses, built throughout the township between 1868 and 1873. In 1997, the township was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Ohio's first rural historic district. The district includes all of Elizabeth Township and parts of Staunton and Bethel townships. This marker erected to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the township's founding.
Erected 2007 by Miami County Milestones Committee, Miami County Foundation, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 26-55.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • Government & Politics • Natural Features • Notable Buildings • Notable Places • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.
Location. 39° 59.973′ N, 84° 6.088′ W. Marker is near Troy, Ohio, in Miami County. It is on Walnut Grove-Clark County Road
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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McKendree Chapel Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); Tipp City (approx. 4.2 miles away); Miami and Erie Canal Lock 15 (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Miami Erie Canal (approx. 4.4 miles away); Thomas Brunaker Building (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Irene Shefmire House (approx. 4½ miles away); International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union House (approx. 4½ miles away); Bill Sloan Building (approx. 4½ miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Elizabeth Twp Community Center & Historical Museum. Miami County Visitors & Convention Bureau website entry (Submitted on March 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Elizabeth Township 1880 History. Miami County Genealogical Researchers website entry (Submitted on March 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2010
2. Elizabeth Township House and Marker
Looking north.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2010
3. Elizabeth Township Community Center
South across road from marker.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 6, 2010
4. Elizabeth Twp Community Center Detail
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,662 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 8, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
