Springfield in Clark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Site of Simon Kenton's First Log Cabin Home in Ohio
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
1. Site of Simon Kenton's First Log Cabin Home in Ohio Marker
Site of Simon Kenton's first log cabin home in Ohio - Built beside the old war trail over which he was led into captivity - Scene of his killing the last Indian slain in combat in Clark County
Erected 1947.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian.
Location. 39° 59.526′ N, 83° 48.17′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Ohio, in Clark County. It can be reached from Urbana Road (Ohio Route 72) north of Route 334, on the right when traveling north. This historical marker is affixed to a large boulder that is situated next to a spring house on the property of the Simon Kenton Inn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4701 Urbana Road, Springfield OH 45503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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: Simon Kenton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tremont City Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Sergt. Roger A. Collins (approx. 2.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Springfield (approx. 2.4 miles away); Ridgewood in the Country Club District (approx.
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Also see . . .
1. The Historic Simon Kenton Inn & Publik House. Simon Kenton Inn website homepage (Submitted on July 4, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
2. Simon Kenton, Frontiersman. Frontier Folks website entry (Submitted on July 4, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
3. Simon Kenton. Touring Ohio website entry (Submitted on July 4, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
4. Simon Kenton. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 4, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
2. Site of Simon Kenton's First Log Cabin Home in Ohio Marker
View of the historical marker affixed to a larger boulder.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
3. Site of Simon Kenton's First Log Cabin Home in Ohio Marker
View of the historical marker situated just to the left of the spring house on the property of the Simon Kenton Inn.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
4. Site of Simon Kenton's First Log Cabin Home in Ohio Marker
Another view of the spring house on the property of the Simon Kenton Inn, with a distant view of the historical marker just behind and to the left of the spring house.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 24, 2011
5. Simon Kenton Inn
View of the Simon Kenton Inn, with the historical marker (not seen in this picture) being located to the right of the Inn, a short distance beyond the driveway seen in the picture.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,513 times since then and 175 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 4, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
