Georgetown in Brown County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

General Thomas Lyon Hamer

1800-1846

— Teacher-Lawyer-Congressman-Soldier —

General Thomas Lyon Hamer Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 21, 2008

1. General Thomas Lyon Hamer Marker

Inscription.
Master Mason (1824), Georgetown Lodge No. 72, Free and Accepted Masons.

"…Hamer was one of the ablest men Ohio ever produced. I have always believed that had his life been spared, he would have been President of the United States…"
Ulysses S. Grant, Memoirs Vol. 1

Erected 1978 by Sixth District Past Masters and Officers Association and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-8.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists.

Location. 38° 51.954′ N, 83° 54.115′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Ohio, in Brown County. Memorial is on East Grant Avenue west of North Water Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is on the grounds of the Grant Boyhood Home. It is misnumbered on its face. The official marker number is 3-8, not 3-30. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 219 E Grant Ave, Georgetown OH 45121, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. U.S. Grant Boyhood Home (here, next to this marker); Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home

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(a few steps from this marker); Ulysses Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); Life in the 1800s (within shouting distance of this marker); Boyhood Home of Ulysses S. Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. U. S. Grant First School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Davis Ammen House (about 500 feet away); Georgetown (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.

Photographed By Craig Doda, July 27, 2020

2. General Thomas Lyon Hamer Marker

Photographed By Craig Doda, June 2, 2022

3. General Thomas Lyon Hamer Marker

Thomas L. Hamer,<br>Who appointed Grant to West Point. image. Click for full size.

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4. Thomas L. Hamer,
Who appointed Grant to West Point.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. VIII, No 3, January 1897.

Nearby signage image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 21, 2008

5. Nearby signage

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 816 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 24, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 22, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on June 4, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 4. submitted on November 25, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on December 24, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.