Hamilton in Butler County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Earliest Industry

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2009

1. Earliest Industry Marker

Inscription.

Mills were essential in the settlers' struggle to convert their land from a debt to an asset. Financial survival depended on access to grist mills, saw mills and carding mills - the trading complexes and community centers on the Ohio frontier. The most coveted tracts were those suitable for water-powered mills along the banks of the Great Miami River and its tributaries.

Erected 2007 by the City of Hamilton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 39° 24.103′ N, 84° 33.968′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ohio, in Butler County. It is on High Street (Ohio Route 129/177) west of Monument Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker and medallion are on the High-Main Street Bridge over the Great Miami River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hamilton OH 45011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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: High-Main Street Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dream of Hamiltonia (within shouting distance of this marker); Flood & Recovery (within shouting distance of this marker); Hamilton Hydraulic

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Flatboats and Early Trade (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Fort Hamilton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); French Exploration (about 400 feet away); Native American Trail (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Also see . . . Hamilton History. Butler County Travel website entry (Submitted on November 11, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Earliest Industry Medallion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2009

2. Earliest Industry Medallion

Earliest Industry Marker & Medallion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2009

3. Earliest Industry Marker & Medallion

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 770 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.