Near Deersville in Harrison County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Laceyville

Photographed by Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010

1. Laceyville Marker

Inscription.
Side one:
Laceyville was once a small community with an inn, a post office, general store, a school, black smith shop, a shoemaker, and a tailor. It also had its own baseball team and orchestra. The Laceyville House, built of brick and stone in 1842, was a stagecoach stop. The first proprietors were Maj. John S. Lacey, who served as Harrison County's sheriff and treasurer, and his wife, Anna Jeanett. Weary travelers would always time their journey to reach the Lacey
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Side two:
(Continued from other side) home for rest and lodging. In later years, groups from Cadiz would travel to the tavern by carriage, sleigh, or bicycle for parties and dances. The parents of screen legend Clark Gable were guests of the Lacey family in the 1890s during an oil boom in the area. The Lacey home passed out of the family after the death of Maj. Henry B. Lacey in 1902. The tavern was torn down in the late 1940s.

Erected 2001 by Scenic Byway Task Force.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location.

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40° 19.119′ N, 81° 7.68′ W. Marker is near Deersville, Ohio, in Harrison County. It is on U.S. 250 ¼ mile east of County Highway 55, on the right. Marker is at the end of a guardrail along Tappan Lake. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Deersville OH 44693, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Moravian Trail (approx. 3.2 miles away); Deersville (approx. 3.2 miles away); Hazel's House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Moravian House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mary L. Jobe Akeley / Harry F. Hazlett (approx. 3.4 miles away); Tappan (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Tappan (approx. 4.9 miles away); The Seven Ranges (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Deersville.

Photographed by Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010

2. Laceyville Marker

Photographed by Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010

3. Laceyville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5,973 times since then and 127 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.