Xenia in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Galloway Cabin

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 21, 2009

1. Galloway Cabin Marker

Inscription.
Built by James Galloway about 1798 near Old Town. In this house Tecumseh, Chief of the Shawnees, lost a memorable campaign for the hand of Rebecca Galloway.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location. 39° 41.236′ N, 83° 55.848′ W. Marker is in Xenia, Ohio, in Greene County. It is on Church Street near Detroit Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 74 West Church Street, Xenia OH 45385, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

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

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Galloway Log House / Xenia Tornado (a few steps from this marker); The Schmidt House (within shouting distance of this marker); April 3, 1974 Xenia Tornado Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Desert Shield - Desert Storm - Persian Gulf Memorial (about 600 feet away); Greene County Civil War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Northwest Ordinance and U.S. Constitution Bicentennials Trees (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Greene County Civil War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Joseph P. Foody (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Xenia.

Also see . . . James Galloway Family. (Submitted on February 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Galloway Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 21, 2009

2. Galloway Cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,825 times since then and 74 times this year. Last updated on October 8, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.