Near Vandalia in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Miami Conservancy District

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 28, 2016

1. The Miami Conservancy District Marker

Inscription. The Miami Conservancy District is a public corporation established following the passage of the Conservancy Act of Ohio in 1914. After the 1913 flood inundated the Miami Valley, local citizens were determined to avoid such a disaster in the future. They initiated the drive for a successful flood control plan, and assumed the total construction and maintenance costs without state or federal aid. Englewood Dam is the largest of five dams built through this project. In 1927 the Miami Conservancy District was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

Erected 1974 by Montgomery County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the ASCE Civil Engineering Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 39° 52.536′ N, 84° 16.647′ W. Marker is near Vandalia, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of W National Rd (U.S. 40) and Aullwood Road, on the left when traveling east on W National Rd. Marker is in parking lot

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of Englewood Five Rivers Metroparks. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4490 West National Road, Vandalia OH 45377, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Englewood Metropark - Metroparks Park System (here, next to this marker); Englewood Dam (within shouting distance of this marker); Englewood (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Englewood (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Englewood (approx. 1.3 miles away); Joe Rapp Plaza (approx. 1.3 miles away); National Road US 40 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Englewood Veterans Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away).

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 28, 2016

2. The Miami Conservancy District Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 28, 2016

3. The Miami Conservancy District Marker

Marker can be seen at a distance, Englewood Dam in the background

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 28, 2016

4. The Miami Conservancy District Marker

Sign at parking lot

Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 1, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.