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

Englewood Dam

The Miami Conservancy

 
 
Englewood Dam Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 28, 2016
1. Englewood Dam Marker
Inscription. Englewood one of five dams built by the Miami Conservancy District for flood control in the Miami Valley completed 1922 height 125 ft. length 4700 ft, width at base 785 ft.
 
Erected by the Miami Conservancy District.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & ViaductsCharity & Public WorkWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
 
Location. 39° 52.526′ N, 84° 16.617′ W. Marker is near Vandalia, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of West National Road (U.S. 40) and Aullwood Road, on the right when traveling east on West National Road. marker is in the Englewood Five Rivers Metroparks. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4490 W National Rd, 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: The Miami Conservancy District (within shouting distance of this marker); Englewood Metropark - Metroparks Park System (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
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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Joe Rapp Plaza (approx. 1.4 miles away); National Road US 40 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Englewood Veterans Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away).
 
Englewood Dam Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 28, 2016
2. Englewood Dam Marker
Marker can be seen at a distance
Englewood Dam Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 28, 2016
3. Englewood Dam Marker
Looking west across the dam
Englewood Dam Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 28, 2016
4. Englewood Dam Marker
Sign in the 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 767 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio.   3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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