Urbana in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Simon Kenton
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
1. Simon Kenton Marker
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In Oakland Cemetery, one
mile east,is the grave and
monument of Simon Kenton,
pioneer, soldier, Indian scout.
Also, "The Indian Hunter,"
by J.Q.A.Ward, noted sculptor
and native of Urbana, now
marking his grave.
Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number C22X.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.
Location. 40° 6.49′ N, 83° 45.099′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Ohio, in Champaign County. Marker is on Scioto Street east of North Main Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling west. This historical marker is difficult to locate because it is currently affixed to the side of a bank building in the downtown business district. It is located about half of a block east of the downtown traffic circle (which marks the center of the downtown business district), along an alley which provides bank customers driving cars with access to the bank's drive through window. So the historical marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Samuel McCord House (a few steps from this marker); Champaign County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); This tablet mark's the Site of Doolittle's Tavern (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Champaign County Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Dayton, Springfield, and Urbana Electric Railway (about 500 feet away); Champaign County World War I Memorial (about 600 feet away); The Evan S. Patrick House (about 700 feet away); The Adam Mosgrove House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.
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
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
2. Simon Kenton Marker
View of the historical marker affixed to the outer eastern wall of a downtown bank, with a partial view looking east along Scioto Street.
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 "Simon Kenton" marker is one of those very few markers.
Also see . . . Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
3. Simon Kenton Marker
View of the historical marker affixed to the outer eastern wall of a downtown bank, with a partial view looking north along a downtown alley.
Additional commentary.
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The silhouette on the Kenton marker is the "Indian Hunter" by John Q.A. Ward. A copy is on Ward's grave, near Kenton's in Oakdale Cemetery. John Quincy Adams Ward Marker.
— Submitted July 17, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
4. Simon Kenton Marker
View looking south along a downtown alley, showing where the alley empties into Scioto Street in downtown Urbana, and of the historical marker affixed to the outer eastern wall of a downtown bank.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
5. Simon Kenton Marker
Another view of the historical marker.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 15, 2019
6. Simon Kenton Marker
A close-up view of the unique marker art work, or silhouette, across the top of the historical marker.
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, March 26, 2016
7. Simon Kenton Marker
detail of the ORMC logo and date
Internet Archive, November 16, 2007
8. Simon Kenton
engraved by P. W. Dodson after a portrait by L. W. Morgan from National Portrait Gallery by Longacre & Herring 1839
Image courtesy of the MidPointe Library System (www.MidPointeLibrary.org)
9. 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 provided by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission publication, dated 1931.
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 June 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,563 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 4, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on July 17, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7. submitted on March 26, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 8. submitted on August 10, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 9. submitted on September 8, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 10. submitted on June 26, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
