Near Xenia in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

McDonald Stone Quarry

A Piece of the Washington Monument

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 8, 2015

1. McDonald Stone Quarry Marker

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Inscription. In 1849, each state in the Union was invited to furnish a block of native stone for the construction of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. Geologists selected stone from this quarry, then owned by Wilford McDonald, as typical of the best quality in Ohio. The dimensions of the limestone block used in the Washington Monument, which was cut and polished by Daniel Bunnell of Xenia, are 6 feet x 3 feet x 9 inches. The inscription on the block of stone reads as follows: The State of Ohio/ The Memory of Washington / and / The Union of the States / Sunto Perpetus

Erected 1995 by Greene County Historical Society The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 4- 29.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 39° 38.425′ N, 83° 53.062′ W. Marker is near Xenia, Ohio, in Greene County. It is on Stone Road, on the left when traveling south. South of Xenia, off US 68. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1389 Stone Rd, Xenia OH 45385, 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

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, measured as the crow flies: Union Meeting House Organized in 1807 / Union Seminary Organized in 1809 (approx. 2.1 miles away); Honor (approx. 2.8 miles away); Logan’s Memorial Day Order (approx. 2.8 miles away); Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); Godfrey Brown (approx. 3.7 miles away); Xenia Station (approx. 3.7 miles away); Helen Hooven Santmyer (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Xenia.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 8, 2015

2. McDonald Stone Quarry Marker

full view of marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 8, 2015

3. McDonald Stone Quarry Marker

marker can be seen at a distance

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 8, 2015

4. McDonald Stone Quarry Marker

the quarry site, behind the barn

National Park Service, public domain, December 9, 2015

5. McDonald Stone Quarry Marker

the "Ohio" stone, in the Washington Monument; cut from this quarry

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 8, 2015

6. McDonald Stone Quarry Marker

limestone slab at front of Union Meeting House, just a couple miles away. Cut from the same rock formations. Union Meeting House will be a separate HMDb page.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,792 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 9, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.