On Water Street at Market Place, on the right when traveling west on Water Street.
In honor of all men and women from Aberdeen and Huntington Township who served in all branches of the armed forces of the United States of America during war and peace times past and present.
Never forget love of your fellowman, devotion to . . . — — Map (db m273161) HM
On Park Street (Ohio Route 125) near Eagle Street, on the left when traveling west.
In honor of the boys
of Byrd Township
who served the American colors
in the World War 1917- 1919
for liberty and humanity
Earl H. Baird · E. Victor Bennett · Walter F. Bennett · + Frank Brooks · George B. Brown · Alonzo Davis · John W. . . . — — Map (db m214452) WM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 125) at Eagle Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Spanish American
Co. H. 3rd O.V.I
R. H. Fisher
J. M. Sheeler
J. F. Burbage
Arthur Edwards
Geo. Parker 10th U.S. O.V.C.
Co. F. 1st O. Lt. Art.
Henry Ebrite
J. G. Kirkpatrick
Geo. Woods
Co. I. 12th . . . — — Map (db m214451) WM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 125) at Eagle Street (County Route 102), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Historic Decatur. Originally called St. Clairsville and platted in 1801, Decatur was named for early 19th century naval hero Stephen Decatur. It is among the oldest villages in Brown County, which before 1817 was a part of Adams County. Among . . . — — Map (db m121885) HM
Near Anderson State Road (County Route 48), on the left when traveling east.
Dedicated in memory of
United States Military Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Scanlon – Kelly Post 5920
Knights of Columbus
Father Sourd Council 2423
Fayetteville Ohio
27 May 2013 — — Map (db m95556) WM
On Anderson State Road (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling south.
In honor of God
and in memory of
the members of ths parish
who served in World War II
Flischel, Robert E.
killed in action December 31, 1944
(38 names) — — Map (db m95538) WM
On West Pike Street at South Apple Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling east on West Pike Street.
Dedicated to the men and women who have served our community (Perry Township, Village of Fayetteville, and St. Martins) with courage and a willingness to give of themselves through service in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard . . . — — Map (db m273021) WM
Near West State Street at West Alley Street, on the right when traveling east.
HM3 Charles Hugh Crawford U.S. Navy 5-29-67
SP4 Jan Bernard Wahl U.S. Army 2-22-68
PFC Thomas Glenn Defosse USMC 3-4-68
SSGT Joe Franklin Evans U.S. Army 3-11-68
SP4 David Lee Bingamon U.S. Army 7-11-68
PFC Millard Preston . . . — — Map (db m273036) WM
Near West State Street at West Alley Street, on the right when traveling west.
He ties asleep in hallowed ground.
A gentle heart stilled by nature's hands.
Once eloquent lips emit no sound
Yet eternal flames breathe these commands:
"Remove evil as the dawn consumes the
night, Overcome hatred with . . . — — Map (db m273034) WM
Near West State Street at West Alley Street, on the right when traveling west.
Presented by the Taliaferro Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution to honor all from Brown County who have served in the Armed Forces — — Map (db m273032) WM
On N. Water Street, on the left when traveling north.
Of this furlough after the sophomore
term at West Point, Grant wrote.
"This i enjoyed beyond any other
period of my life. Most of my time
was spent among my old school mates."
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant Volume I — — Map (db m199483) HM
On South Main Street just south of East Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This plaque is dedicated to those whose efforts contributed to and made possible the reconstruction of the Brown County Courthouse severely damaged by fire in 1977. — — Map (db m199472) HM
On South Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
1941 - 1945
In honor
of those of
Brown County
who gave their lives
in World War II
"He lives in fame, that died in virtue's cause"
Charles Colthar
Calvin Schuler
Garrett Hamm
Wilbur Watson
Paul Kelly
Eugene . . . — — Map (db m199474) WM
" Hamer was one of the ablest men Ohio ever produced. I have always believed that had his life been spared, he would have been President of the United . . . — — Map (db m70909) HM WM
On South Main Street at East Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan sent his brother, Colonel Richard
Morgan, and about 200 Confederate raiders on a foraging expedition into
Georgetown the morning of July 15, 1863. Elizabeth King wrote a letter to
Ulysses S. Grant in 1884 . . . — — Map (db m136005) HM
On South Main Street just south of East Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In honor of those from Brown County who gave their lives in the Korean War and Vietnam War
Darrel B. Boothby
James G. Boyd
Avone Eads
James R. Emery
Kenneth R. Foreman
Oliver E. Wallingford
David Bingamon
Charles . . . — — Map (db m221615) WM
On N. Water Street, on the left when traveling north.
Hiram Ulysses Grant, as he was originally named, lived
in this brick house from the time he was a year old until
he left to attend West Point at age 17. Grant's father, Jesse,
built the family home and a tannery across the street.
Work in a . . . — — Map (db m199482) HM
On Mount Orab Pike at Hamer Road, on the right when traveling south on Mount Orab Pike.
Husband of Mary E. Purdin
killed in the South Pacific
aboard Carrier U.S.S. Bunker
Hill-Burial at sea
March 13, 1919 - May 11, 1945 — — Map (db m273030) WM
On Water Street south of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
Grant attended local schools from 1827 to 1838, most of those years
in Georgetown and in this building. Public schools as we know
them did not exist at the time. This was a private or subscription
school. Parents paid a tuition of $1.50 to $2 . . . — — Map (db m166308) HM
On East Cherry Street near South Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign nation of many sovereign states; a . . . — — Map (db m136034) WM
On S. Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
First dedicated May 1847
Rededicated May 1929
Rededicated May 1995
Architect: Roger Short Associates
General Contractor: Garrison Construction
Pastor: Rev. Delbert Harper
Planning Committee: Bonnie Cochran, Roger Crawford,
Jill . . . — — Map (db m199485) HM
Constructed in 1793 by William Dixon and Cornelius Washburn, Indian scouts who helped to clear for settlement the area that became Brown County. — — Map (db m135967) HM
On East Grant Avenue just west of North Water Street, on the left when traveling east.
U.S. Grant Boyhood Home
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site posses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1985
National Park Service
United States Department . . . — — Map (db m199479) HM
On Water Street south of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
Date of Birth
April 27, 1822
Education
1827-1836 Local subscription school in Georgetown, Ohio
1836-1837 Boarding school in Maysville, Kentucky
1838-1839 Boarding school in Ripley, Ohio
1839-1843 U.S. Military Academy at West . . . — — Map (db m166309) HM
On North Water Street just north of East Grant Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Grant loved horses, and it seemed as if they loved and understood him. As a toddler he played around the horses at his father's tannery, swinging on their tails and crawling under their bellies. His skills as a trainer and rider made him a legend . . . — — Map (db m199481) HM
On East Grant Avenue at North Main Street, on the right when traveling east on East Grant Avenue.
Commander of Union Army, 18641869. 18th President of the United States, 18691877. Let Us Have Peace Ulysses S. Grant, 1868. — — Map (db m236061) HM WM
On East Grant Avenue west of North Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
U.S. Grant, general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States, 18th president and first native Ohioan to be elected chief executive, lived in this house from 1824 to 1839. Jesse R. Grant, his father, built the original part fronting Water . . . — — Map (db m70910) HM WM
On South Main Street just south of East Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In recognition of
the patriotism of
the people of
Brown County
who oversubscribed their
war savings quota in 1918
this tablet is
gratefully erected by the
Ohio War Savings Committee — — Map (db m214453) HM WM
This house originally stood at Logans Gap, Union Township. By tradition, it was constructed in 1793 by Indian scouts William Dixon and Cornelius Washburn who became residents of Brown County. Dixon lived in this house until 1800. — — Map (db m271893) HM
On Mount Orab Pike (County Route 30A) at Hamer Road, on the right when traveling south on Mount Orab Pike.
Born at
Decazeville Aveyron, France June 16-1853
Came to
Greenbush, Green Tp. Brown Co. O. June 1872
Held offices of
Township Clerk 1879-1881
Township Treasurer 1885-1891
County Treasurer 1891-1895
State Senator 1895-1897
Died
at . . . — — Map (db m273029) HM
On Wahlsburg East Road (County Route 81) east of South High Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling east.
Gist Settlement. Scott Township. Through the terms of his will, absentee British landowner Samuel Gist freed his 350 slaves in Virginia. Gist (c.1723-1815) intended that these freed people would remain on the land and receive . . . — — Map (db m272721) HM
On North High Street (U.S. 68) on North High Street.
In memory of the men from the Mt. Orab area who served in the wars of Korea and Viet Nam and lost their lives in service of their country.
David L. Bingamon, Vietnam
Darrell B. Boothby, Korea
Kenneth R. Foreman, Korea
★ J. . . . — — Map (db m122528) WM
In memory of the boys of
Green, Pike and Sterling Townships
who lost their lives in the
World War 1917 18
Edgar B. Wardlow · Carroll R. Patton · Glen E. Morgan ·
Harry R. Snyder · Louis F. Sanders · Henry R. Newberry ·
Mack E. . . . — — Map (db m122530) WM
In memory of the boys of
Green, Pike and Sterling Townships
who lost their lives in
World War II.
Richard Boyd · Harold Pond
Karl Bradney · Harold Pursley
Charles L. Colthar · Paul Ridings
Orene L. Cornelius · Wm. Josiah Robbins . . . — — Map (db m122531) WM
On Rankin Hill Road (County Route 556) 1.5 miles east of North Second Street, on the right when traveling south.
In the 1800s, during periods of low rainfall or while frozen, some sections of the Ohio River could be crossed without a boat.
Today, the river is about twice the width and much deeper than during the time the Rankin family lived here. Dams . . . — — Map (db m273152) HM
Battery F, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, was organized in Ripley by Major Daniel T. Cockerill. It was heavily engaged at the Battle of Stone River, Tennessee, January 1, 1863. Aiding in the repulse of repeated attacks with great slaughter, Major . . . — — Map (db m135379) HM
On South Second Street (U.S. 62), on the left when traveling west.
With news of hostilities at Fort Sumter in South Carolina, Ripley men formed one of Ohios first military units and established Camp Ripley on what was the 12-acre Ripley Fairgrounds. Chosen as Captain was West Point graduate Jacob Ammen. His unit . . . — — Map (db m135348) HM
On Locust Street east of North Front Street, on the left when traveling east.
Charles Young in RipleyUpon his death in 1922, Colonel Charles Young was the highest ranking African American officer in the United States Army. Born into slavery in Kentucky in 1864, Young moved to Ripley with his parents Gabriel and . . . — — Map (db m180613) HM
On North Front Street south of Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling north.
This tablet marks the site of the residence of Doctor Beasley, anti-slavery sympathizer and advocate.
In a night encounter at the ferry landing, both a master and a slave were severely wounded. The slave escaped but lay in the barn of Theodore . . . — — Map (db m135540) HM
On North Front Street north of Mulberry Street, on the left when traveling north.
In the winter of 1838 a slave woman and her baby began their journey to freedom. To avoid capture in Kentucky she crossed the ice floes in the Ohio River to the safety of the Ripley Shore. The story of Eliza in Uncle Toms Cabin was based on . . . — — Map (db m135537) HM
On North Front Street south of Locust Street, on the right when traveling north.
This three-family dwelling was the first permanent home of famed Underground Railroad Conductor Rev. John Rankin. Rev. Rankin, wife Jean, and their young family settled in Ripley, Ohio, in 1822 when he accepted the call to become the minister of . . . — — Map (db m135533) HM
On Rankin Hill Road (County Route 556) 1.5 miles east of North Second Street, on the right when traveling south.
John Rankin was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee, and lived in the state through college, his marriage, and his beginning as a minister. He was often opposed by congregations for frequently sharing his anti-slavery beliefs from the pulpit. In . . . — — Map (db m273122) HM
On Main Street at North Second Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
SPS William Seth Blevins
December 22, 1989-May 23, 2011
Let us never forget our military
forces and their sacrifices for us
God bless America — — Map (db m273038) WM
On North Front Street north of Locust Street, on the right when traveling north.
John Parker came to Ripley in 1847 and networked with other established conductors on Ripleys Underground Railroad: Rev. John Rankin; Thomas, Eli & Theodore Collins, & Rev. James Gilliland.
Before and during the Civil War, John Parker led a . . . — — Map (db m135454) HM
On North Front Street north of Locust Street, on the right when traveling north.
Parker and Hood Foundry was owned by John P. Parker and William Hood. They manufactured many farm and household items. They produced 3 sizes of sugar mills. The sugar mills crushed sugar cane or sorghum. The juice extracted could be made into . . . — — Map (db m135471) HM
On North Front Street at Locust Street on North Front Street.
John P. Parker (1827–1900). Born into slavery. Bought his freedom at the age of 18. Underground Railroad Conductor. He helped hundreds of freedom seekers. Mentor to Colonel Charles Young.
There is quiet symbolism built into this 1 . . . — — Map (db m135477) HM
On North Front Street north of Locust Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born into slavery 1827
First sold at age 8
Forced to march from Norfolk Virginia to Mobile Alabama
Bought by a doctor
The doctors sons taught him to read and write
Learned the trade of iron moulding
Bought his freedom at . . . — — Map (db m135475) HM
On North Front Street north of Locust Street, on the right when traveling north.
“I knew him (John Parker) as a boy, as the man who was afraid to walk on the sidewalk. Winter and summer, rain or shine, he invariably walked in the middle of the street. He did so because Ripley was an old town with many narrow alleys, out of . . . — — Map (db m135452) HM
On Front Street at Main Street on Front Street. Reported missing.
The men who wrought for Liberty were the forerunners of the Abolition Movement culminating in the Civil War. They were the intermediaries between the anti-slavery men of the American Revolution and the anti-slavery . . . — — Map (db m272716) HM
On Front Street north of Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1838 Mr. Thomas Kirker resided in this house, with whom General U. S. Grant boarded, while attending the Whittmore private school, his parents living in Georgetown. — — Map (db m135536) HM
On North Front Street at Locust Street, on the right when traveling north on North Front Street.
This tablet is erected to Rear Admiral Joseph Fyffe. On Jan. 25th, 1865, as commander of a wooden gun boat The Hunchback, he attacked alone two Confederate Iron Clads which retreated up the James.
Admiral Fyffe always held that day in . . . — — Map (db m135479) HM
On Rankin Hill Road (County Route 556) at North Second Street, on the right when traveling south on Rankin Hill Road.
Reverend John Rankin
House
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This house was the home of an Abolitionist family and conductor of the Underground Railroad immortalized in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Toms Cabin and . . . — — Map (db m273150) HM
On North Front Street south of Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling south.
Ripley was incorporated as the village of Staunton in 1812. Its name
was changed in 1816 to honor General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, a hero
of the War of 1812. In the years before railroads. Ripley was
principal Ohio River shipping center. Also . . . — — Map (db m135431) HM
On North Front Street north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
A part of the Virginia Military District, Ripley was founded in 1812 by Colonel James Poage, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. Originally named Staunton, after Poages home town in Virginia, the village comprised 1,000 acres along the Ohio river. . . . — — Map (db m272717) HM
On Rankin Hill Road (County Route 556) 1.5 miles east of North Second Street, on the right when traveling south.
Ripley First Presbyterian Church
In 1822, Rev. John Rankin began serving as minister of the Presbyterian Church in Ripley. After 24 years, conflicts and division within the church caused Rankin to resign his position and leave, with 74 . . . — — Map (db m273149) HM
On North Front Street north of Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
This tablet marks the site of the home of Senator Alexander, doctor, merchant, and early anti-slavery leader. A Virginian by birth, he moved to Ohio in 1803, freeing his slaves. U.S. Senator from 1809 to 1813. At the burning of the Capitol by the . . . — — Map (db m135720) HM
On South 2nd Street at Governor Street, on the right when traveling north on South 2nd Street.
Alfred Bartley Chauncey Brafford Oliver Carr John Derstide Thomas Evans John Butts John Dawson Oliver Evros Daniel Fox
Harvey McNish Hiram Palmer Robert Reith Henry Sacker John McNish Harry Patterson A. M. Ridgeway . . . — — Map (db m273158) WM
On Rankin Hill Road (County Route 556) 1.5 miles east of North Second Street, on the right when traveling south.
John Parker
Former slave John Parker led a dual life-by day working as an iron molder in his foundry and machine shop, by night he was an Underground Railroad conductor, ferrying fugitive slaves across the Ohio River. Parker worked secretly . . . — — Map (db m273151) HM
On North Front Street north of Locust Street, on the right when traveling north.
John and Miranda had seven children.
1. John P. Parker, Jr. (1849–1871), Oberlin College. Died while in college.
2. Hale Giddings Parker (1851–1925), Oberlin College and Law School. Was Superintendent & Lawyer.
3. Cassius Clay . . . — — Map (db m135474) HM
On North Front Street at Locust Street, on the right when traveling north on North Front Street.
This tablet marks the residence of General Granville Moody, The Fighting Parson, preacher and soldier. At the laying of the cornerstone of the Methodist Church, like Elijah of old, he prayed that an impending storm be stayed, and the clouds hung . . . — — Map (db m135503) HM
On Main Street just west of South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
The American Civil War was in its second year, and Confederate forces were advancing in the east and in the west. Confederates led by General Edward Kirby Smith had defeated a Union Force at Richmond, Kentucky on August 30, 1862. Word was received . . . — — Map (db m135372) HM
On South 3rd Street at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling south on South 3rd Street.
This church was erected by the contributions of freemen and slaves who crossed the river to worship. Stirring scenes have been enacted here within its walls. More than once congregation was stirred to action by the cry. "The slave hunters are on the . . . — — Map (db m273039) HM
On Rankin Hill Road (County Route 556) 1.5 miles east of North Second Street, on the right when traveling south.
This Witness Tree commonly called hedge apple, is not native to Ohio. The common folklore is that the fruit was placed in homes to repel spiders. This tree witnessed the changes to the Ohio River including the locks and dams this allowed for . . . — — Map (db m273154) HM
On South 2nd Street (U.S. 52) at Governor Street, on the right when traveling south on South 2nd Street.
This pecan tree was planted by our forefathers for the food and shade it provide and has witnessed much of Ripley's history. It has seen the tobacco markets thrive and then disappear. It has witnessed a time when the Maplewood Cemetery was a farm . . . — — Map (db m273155) HM
On Rankin Hill Road (County Route 556) 1.5 miles east of North Second Street, on the right when traveling south.
While attending Washington College, John Rankin rented a room from the Lowry family where he met Jean Lowry. They were married on January, 2, 1816, a few months before he graduated. He became an ordained Presbyterian minister in 1817.
Jean . . . — — Map (db m273121) HM
On Rankin Hill Road (County Route 556) at North Second Street, on the right when traveling south on Rankin Hill Road.
In 1829, Reverend John Rankin and his wife, Jean, moved into this home that sits high above the village of Ripley and the banks of the Ohio River.
While they lived here, the Rankins' home became an important station along the Underground . . . — — Map (db m273118) HM
On Rankin Hill Road (County Route 556) 1.5 miles east of North Second Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Underground Railroad was a system of safe houses and secret routes that helped runaway slaves escape to freedom in Canada, Mexico, and elsewhere outside of the United States. Before the Civil War, abolitionists, free blacks, and other allies . . . — — Map (db m273119) HM
On North Front Street at Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling north on North Front Street.
Englishman, cabinet-maker, chief conductor on the Underground Railroad. Its portals were always open, through this door stole refugees innumerable. The night was never too dark, nor the journey too long for its owner to issue forth, leading the . . . — — Map (db m273116) HM
On Columbus Street (U.S. 62) near Main Street ( Route 125), on the right when traveling south.
Ohio
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
$50 Fine
or
10 days
imprison-
ment or
both for
defacing
this
marker
Ohio State
General Code
Section 12489 — — Map (db m137356) HM
On Hope Lane at Purdy Road, on the right when traveling east on Hope Lane.
Ronald L Hite US Navy 1960-64 2nd Class Sonar David A Hudson Cpl USMC Texas 6/2001 - Present Paul W Yochum World War II Veteran Charles E Haas Us Navy Ww II 1942-1945
John Crawford US Navy CB'S 3/12/42 - 7/24/45 Ronald L Carr Cpl US . . . — — Map (db m300574) WM
On Five Points-Fincastle Road (County Road 82) 0.2 miles west of James A Rhodes Appalachian Highway (State Route 32), on the right when traveling east.
Gist Settlement
Through the terms of his will. British absentee landowner Samuel Gist (c. 1723-1815) freed his 350 Virginia slaves and provided funds for their relocation. the purchase of land, and the establishment of schools and homes. The . . . — — Map (db m272722) HM
Near Anderson State Road at Route 251, on the right when traveling east.
"It was at two in the afternoon we came in sight of Saint Martin... We saw, at some distance, the little cross on the church of Saint Martin, and which we understood had been the first cross to be erected in the state of Ohio." Sister St. . . . — — Map (db m246387) HM
Near Anderson State Road at Route 251, on the right when traveling east.
Chatfield Hall is the oldest structure on campus. Built in 1831 to house St. Mary's Seminary of the West, the seminary of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, it was originally situated on what is now the lawn to the west of St. Angela Hall. The building . . . — — Map (db m246383) HM
Near Anderson State Road at Route 251, on the right when traveling east.
Built in 1925 with a generous gift from the O'Connor family of Rochester, New York, this building originally housed a laundry, dairy, and wood working shop. The building was repurposed as a Library in 1985 following the closing of the boarding . . . — — Map (db m246384) HM
Near Anderson State Road at Route 251, on the right when traveling east.
The gymnasium was completed in 1867 by the Ursulines of Brown County. It was originally attached to the library building to the north, which was razed in 1985. The first floor was used as a "play hall" and the second floor a "music hall" lined on . . . — — Map (db m246380) HM
Near Anderson State Road at Route 251, on the right when traveling east.
The Solomon Run Low-Head Dam was constructed in the 1930s to provide a drinking water reservoir for the St. Martin community in 2013, the dam was removed to return the stream to its natural state.
Solomon Run Low-Head Dam
