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

Tappan

Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 2, 2010

1. Tappan Marker

Inscription.
Tappan was platted by John Marshall on March 4, 1837, on the main highway between Cadiz and New Philadelphia. One of the town's best-known residents was Mary Jobe Ackley (sic), who gained international fame as an explorer, author, lecturer, and conservationist. A colony of freed slaves was once located two miles outside of town. The colony had its own school, church, and cemetery. Most of the buildings in Tappan were torn down or moved during the late 1930s to make way for the construction of Tappan Dam.

Erected 1998 by Scenic Byway Task Force.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1801.

Location. 40° 21.278′ N, 81° 12.477′ W. Marker is near Deersville, Ohio, in Harrison County. It is on U.S. 250 0.2 miles east of Local Highway 215, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32401 Cadiz-Dennison Road, Deersville OH 44693, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Seven Ranges (approx. half a mile away); Tappan Dam (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Tappan (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mary L. Jobe Akeley / Harry F. Hazlett (approx. 3.3 miles away); Moravian House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hazel's House (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Moravian Trail (approx. 3.4 miles away); Deersville (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Deersville.

Also see . . . Mary Jobe Akeley. Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame:
Name is misspelled on the marker. (Submitted on October 9, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 2, 2010

2. Tappan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,693 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.