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New Lebanon in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Dayton Western Turnpike Milestone

The Dayton Cut-Off from the Old National Road

 
 
Dayton Western Turnpike Milestone Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 5, 2016
1. Dayton Western Turnpike Milestone Marker
Inscription. Cumberland 337 Mi
Columbus 88 Indianapolis 96
Dayton 11 ½ Eaton 12
Site of a milestone on the old Dayton Western Turnpike Road which opened for toll August 1841 providing pioneers an alternative to the National Road for travel to the western frontiers of the United States.
 
Erected 1978 by New Lebanon Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & VehiclesSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.
 
Location. 39° 44.734′ N, 84° 24.196′ W. Marker is in New Lebanon, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is on Dayton Eaton Pike (U.S. 35), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 885 West Main Street, New Lebanon OH 45345, 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)
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Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charles F. Shimp (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); Slifers Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Farmersville Fire Department Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Farmersville War Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away); Winter Zellar (Zero) Swartsel (approx. 5.3 miles away); "Battlefield Cross" (approx. 7 miles away); Joseph Justin Heltsley (approx. 7 miles away).
 
Additional keywords. National Road
 
Dayton Western Turnpike Milestone Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 5, 2016
2. Dayton Western Turnpike Milestone Marker
Dayton Western Turnpike Milestone Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 5, 2016
3. Dayton Western Turnpike Milestone Marker
Marker as seen from a distance. Main Street / US 35 is the old Dayton- Eaton Pike. Just west of Springfield Rt 4 cuts off towards Dayton, and Rt 35 brings it back to Rt 40 near the Indiana State Line.
Dayton Western Turnpike Milestone Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 5, 2016
4. Dayton Western Turnpike Milestone Marker
Detail of the marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 967 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 20, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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