Waterford in Washington County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Waterford

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 13, 2026

1. Waterford Marker

Inscription.
Originally Millburg, settled in 1789.

Site of first successful grist mill in Northwest Territory.

Home of Brevet Gen. H.F. DeVol, "Lefty" Cooper, and George W. Mindling

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Military • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.

Location. 39° 32.229′ N, 81° 38.581′ W. Marker is in Waterford, Ohio, in Washington County. It is on Ohio Route 339 north of Beebe Road, on the left when traveling north. The location is just outside the fence at Waterford Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19701 State Route 339, Waterford OH 45786, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian

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Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Peninsula (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Buckeye Belle Explosion (approx. ¾ mile away); Fort Frye (approx. 1.1 miles away); Steamer Buckeye Belle (approx. 1.3 miles away); Round Bottom Schoolhouse / Round Bottom Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); Water Power on the Muskingum River (approx. 4.2 miles away); Big Bottom Massacre (approx. 7.3 miles away); Fortified Settlement (approx. 7.3 miles away).

Waterford Marker at the Waterford Elementary School fence looking south on Hwy 339 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 13, 2026

2. Waterford Marker at the Waterford Elementary School fence looking south on Hwy 339

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.