Over-The-Rhine in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ohio Military Trails
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 13, 2014
1. Military Roads Marker
full view of marker
Approximately at this point two Ohio military trails branched. Reading Road follows the marches of Bowman, Clark, Harmar, Harrison, Clay and Shelby, 1779 - 1812.
Central Parkway follows the route of St. Clair and Wayne, 1791 - 1793.
Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number C62.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War of 1812 • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.
Location. 39° 6.461′ N, 84° 30.665′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Over-The-Rhine. It is on East Central Parkway (U.S. 42) near Main Street, in the median. This historical marker is located in the downtown district, at the western end of the median strip, on the same block as the Hamilton County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and in the Ohio River Valley. 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 walking distance of this marker: Crazy Cat, Crazy Quilt (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brown Bodies Bending, 2020 (about 700 feet away); The Germania Building (about 700 feet away);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Cincinnati Riots of 1884 / Sheriff Morton Lytle Hawkins (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. This historical marker is part of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail series (type C) which was put in place in 1930 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Ohio's Revolutionary War era Battle of Piqua, by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission.
In order to accomplish this, in 1929 the state of Ohio created the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, and then in 1930 this commission created 22 military trails, throughout western Ohio, between Cincinnati, Ohio on the state's southern border and Toledo, Ohio on the state's northern border. Each of these military trails represented
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
2. Ohio Military Trails Marker
View of historical marker looking east down East Central Parkway.
The routes of these military trails were in turn marked by type A and type B Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission markers that served as directional (type B) and distance (type A) markers.
Originally, back in 1930, there were erected 70 some of these Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, type C, markers. To date, there are only 20 some of them that have been located and posted on the Historical Marker database. A number of them are presently missing, and presumed to be permanently lost.
Of the 20 some original markers that have been included in the historical marker database only a small number of them have the original art work, sometimes referred to as silhouettes, across the top of the historical marker. This is a feature that makes these markers quite unique from most other historical markers. This "Ohio Military Trails" marker is one of those very few markers.
Also see . . .
1. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System. A description of the Revolutionary Memorial Trail
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
3. Ohio Military Trails Marker
View of historical marker looking west along East Main Street.
2. Ohio Military Trails, ORMC Marker, C-62. This is a link to information provided by the "Ohio Memory" records. (Submitted on March 17, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
4. Ohio Military Trails Marker
View from the south side of the street of the historical marker situated at the western end of the center median strip.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
5. Ohio Military Trails Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 13, 2014
6. Military Roads Marker
marker setting, East Central Parkway, across from the U S Courthouse
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 13, 2014
7. Military Roads Marker
detail, the small print
Image courtesy of the MidPointe Library System (www.MidPointeLibrary.org)
8. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map
A view of an original Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map, from 1930. For a better view double click on this picture.
Image courtesy of the Ohio History Connection, circa 1930s
9. Ohio Military Trails Marker
For additional information at the "Ohio Memory" records regarding both the Ohio Military Trails and this marker,
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Image provided by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission publication, dated 1931., June 26, 2019
10. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission Marker Types
View of the three types of markers used by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. The marker on the left is a type A marker, the marker in the middle is a type C (just like our featured marker), and the marker on the right is a type B. For a better view double click on this picture.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,531 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 19, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 30, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6, 7. submitted on November 19, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 8. submitted on September 7, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 9. submitted on March 17, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 10. submitted on June 27, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
