Near Cloverdale in Putnam County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Samuel Myers, Sr., Grist Mill 1834-1860

Photographed by Michael Baker, November 25, 2014

1. The Samuel Myers, Sr., Grist Mill 1834-1860 Marker

Inscription. The Samuel Myers, Sr. Grist Mill 1834-1860 After Christmas Day 1833, Samuel Myers, Sr., a native of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Margaret (Hardin), first couple wed in Putnam County, moved ito their log home on the Auglaize River west bank. Because settlers were boating their grain to mills in Brunersburg, or Piqua, Ohio, Samuel built a grist mill here on the east bank and a dam across river by 1840. These remained in operation until the 1913 flood. The sugar maple grove behind the mill became a popular picnic area, now Cascade Roadside Park.

A surveyor of Kalida, Ohio, first Putnam County government seat, builder of three miles of plank road west from Cascade to the Miami-Erie Canal in 1845 and of the first Perry Township School, school examiner and county commissioner. Samuel Myers, Sr., planned for the future.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 41° 1.163′ N, 84° 17.218′ W. Marker is near Cloverdale, Ohio, in Putnam County. It is on Ohio Route 114 near Route 634, on the right. Located in the roadside park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cloverdale OH 45827, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the Till Plains.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home-In-The-Wilderness 1821-1870 (a few steps from this marker); Auglaize River Bridge

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Findlay & Ft. Wayne RR Cornerstone (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kalida Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Kalida (approx. 5 miles away); a different marker also named Kalida (approx. 5.2 miles away); Welcome To Pioneer Park (approx. 5.2 miles away); Pioneer Days In Kalida / The Putnam County Historical Society (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cloverdale.

Photographed by Michael Baker, January 12, 2017

2. The Samuel Myers, Sr., Grist Mill 1834-1860 Marker

This marker and another are both seen in this wide shot.

Photographed by Michael Baker

3. The Samuel Myers, Sr., Grist Mill 1834-1860 Marker

Photo and caption of the Cascade area at the turn of the last century. (This is not a copyrighted publication now)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2014, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,600 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2014, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. 2. submitted on January 15, 2017, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 20, 2016, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.