Deerfield Township near Maineville in Warren County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Jeremiah Morrow's Barn
In 1795, at the age of 23, Jeremiah Morrow came to the Northwest Territory from Pennsylvania. He purchased land along the Little Miami River in Deerfield Township and in 1799 married Mary Parkhill of Pennsylvania. Around 1800 he built this barn which is one of Warren County's oldest standing structures. In 1801, Morrow was sent to the Second Territorial Assembly and to the first Ohio Constitutional Convention in 1802. In 1803, he was elected the new state's first U. S. Congressman and was Ohio's only congressman for ten years. In 1813 the Ohio legislature elevated him to U.S. Senate. In 1822 he became Ohio's ninth governor. He went on to serve in both the Ohio House and Senate and at age 69 returned to Congress. An extraordinary man, Jeremiah Morrow gave his country 43 years of public service.
Jeremiah Morrow built this barn with a room in front with a large stone fireplace and stairs leading to a loft. The back had stalls for horses and space for other livestock, which entered through rear doors. He built a house next to the barn and in 1815 built a mill across the road. Morrow's famous mill was razed in 1904 but the millrace is still there. Morrow worked to get the Little Miami Railroad built; the line was Cincinnati's first railroad. He served as its President without pay for over ten years and its first locomotive was named Gov. Morrow. In 1845 Mary Parkhill Morrow died. The couple had eleven children but only one lived to old age. A man of great character, Jeremiah Morrow died at age 80 in 1852 and was buried in Union Cemetery.
Erected 2014 by Friends of the Twenty Mile House The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 14-83.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.
Location. 39° 18.434′ N, 84° 15.523′ W. Marker is near Maineville, Ohio, in Warren County. It is in Deerfield Township. Marker is on Davis Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8745 Davis Rd, Maineville OH 45039, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Butterworth Station / Butterworth Family Contributions (approx. 0.3 miles away); 2002 (approx. 2˝ miles away); 2001 (approx. 2˝ miles away); 2000 (approx. 2˝ miles away); 2003 (approx. 2˝ miles away); 1977 - 1981 (approx. 2˝ miles away); 1999 (approx. 2˝ miles away); 1979 (approx. 2˝ miles away).
Also see . . . Jeremiah Marrow - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on July 26, 2018, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,244 times since then and 131 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 24, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.