Near Xenia in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Union Meeting House Organized in 1807
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Union Seminary Organized in 1809
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 8, 2015
1. Union Meeting House Marker
Union Meeting House Organized in 1807
On this site in 1809, pious Christians from Virginia and North Carolina erected a Methodist Church, the first in Greene County. The church was officially organized on May 23, 1807 as the Bonner Society. Frederick Bonner, Sr. and the illustrious Rev. John Sale were the principal organizers. This Methodist Church, one of the oldest in Ohio, has been serving the area known as the Union Neighborhood uninterrupted from this site since 1809. Rev. Bennett Maxey was the first pastor.
Union Seminary Organized in 1809
On this site in 1809, the first organized school in Greene County was established. Organized by Methodists from this community, classes commenced on January 1, 1810 with a total enrollment of twenty students. A multi-purpose log building 35' x 35' was erected that served as a school during the week and a Methodist Church on Sundays. A log cabin 16' x 16' was also erected for use by teachers and their families. Noted educator, John P. Finley, brother of the illustrious Rev. James B. Finley, was the first school master.
Erected 1992 by Union United Methodist Church and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2- 29.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education
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Location. 39° 39.037′ N, 83° 55.344′ W. Marker is near Xenia, Ohio, in Greene County. It is at the intersection of Union Road and Washington Road, on the right when traveling south on Union Road. Union United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1201 Union 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Honor (approx. 1.4 miles away); Logans Memorial Day Order (approx. 1.4 miles away); Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Xenia Station (approx. 2.1 miles away); McDonald Stone Quarry (approx. 2.1 miles away); Helen Hooven Santmyer (approx. 2.3 miles away); Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Greene County War Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Xenia.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 8, 2015
2. Union Seminary Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 8, 2015
3. Union Meeting House Marker
marker can be seen at a distance
Photographed by Robert Baughman, July 27, 2021
4. Stone work stating M. E. Church Rebuilt 1858.
Photographed by Robert Baughman, July 27, 2021
5. Church Remolded in 1908.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, December 8, 2015
6. Union Meeting House Marker
limestone slab at front of Meeting House, cut from McDonald Stone Quarry, another HMDb marker, nearby
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,042 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on July 28, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. 6. submitted on December 10, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
