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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hamilton County
Cincinnati is the county seat for Hamilton County
Adjacent to Hamilton County, Ohio
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Before noon on July 13, 1863, heads in Harrison turned towards the distant rumble of hooves on the covered bridge over the Whitewater River southwest of town. A long line of Confederate horsemen -- more than 2000 -- inched their way down the hill . . . — — Map (db m173504) HM
In honor of the men of Harrison, Ohio who made the supreme sacrifice
Korean Conflict
Congressional Medal of Honor Award
William Baugh
World War II
Willard Baker Elvyn Fagley Gilbert Otto
Eugene Barrow Robert Gillman . . . — — Map (db m133623) WM
Othniel Looker Home
Built 1805
Fifth and only Governor of Ohio who served in the American Revolution
1757- 1845
Placed by Gov. Othniel Looker Chapter DAR
1976 — — Map (db m158419) HM
In honor of P.F.C. William B. Baugh, U.S.M.C. (July 7, 1930 - Nov. 29, 1950), awarded Medal of Honor posthumously for action at Koto-Ri, Korea
Sacrificed his life by smothering an enemy hand grenade with his body thereby saving the lives of his . . . — — Map (db m133622) HM WM
Civic organizations played pivotal roles in the development of
the residential community of Hazelwood, founded as a
subdivision of Blue Ash in 1888. The Hazelwood Civic
Association, initially established as the Brothers Civic Society
in 1941, . . . — — Map (db m133118) HM
Canal Days in Lockland
The canal was a place for fun as well as commerce; for boys, a place to swim, boat, and fish; for the whole family, a place to skate when the canal became a frozen ribbon of ice; for lodge and church groups, a place for . . . — — Map (db m163571) HM
Lockland Memorial
in honor of
the men who served
their country
during
the World War
1917- 1910
Sacred
to the memory of
those who died
for Liberty, Justice
and Peace
★ ★ ★
Goesling, Frank •
Guth, Carl . . . — — Map (db m163575) WM
Upon graduation from Lockland High School in 1947, Wiley joined the United States Marine Corps. He rose from rank of Private to Major. He was a jet pilot in the Korean War and a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War. He was the valley area’s most . . . — — Map (db m163615) HM WM
Ground was broken for Mariemont by Mary M. Emery, the village's founder, on April 23, 1923. This planned community was designed by eminent town planner John Nolen and twenty five of America’s leading architects. As part of the "garden city . . . — — Map (db m224715) HM
The Madisonville site is the largest and most thoroughly studied
village of the late Fort Ancient culture (AD 1450-1670). Artifacts
were so abundant here that local residents called this site the "pottery field.” Between 1879 and 1911, a . . . — — Map (db m133287) HM
The vision of Mary M. Emery and
design of town planner John Nolen
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
2007 . . . — — Map (db m187381) HM
George and Philena Little built this hose and
several generations of the Little family resided
in it.
The first meeting of Colombia Masonic Lodge in
Miamitown was held in this house December 27,
1830. This became the regular meeting place . . . — — Map (db m167251) HM
Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan's Indiana-Ohio Raid, or Great Raid, from July 2-26, 1863 covered nearly 1,000 miles and penetrated deeper into the North than any other Confederate incursion during the Civil War. The raid was also . . . — — Map (db m225383) HM
In memory of those organizations which were mustered in
or out of the U.S. Service at this camp during the Civil War
1861 - 1865
First Three Months Service
April 1861
Infantry
4th-5th-6th-7th-8th-9th-10th
11th-12th . . . — — Map (db m108604) HM WM
The Land of Opportunity
When Ohio was opened for settlement by the Northwest Ordinance (1787) and made secure from Indian attacks by the Treaty of Greenville (1795), it became the new “Promised Land.” The new territory lured frustrated . . . — — Map (db m134234) HM
On Sunday afternoon, July 12, 1863, Camp Dennison's
commandant, Lieutenant Colonel George W. Neff, learned of
Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan's approach from Indiana
with more than 2,000 Confederate cavalrymen. Neff had about
600 Union . . . — — Map (db m108246) HM
In memory of
Dr. Alfred Buckingham
who served as acting ass't surgeon in the Civil War from 1862 to 1865.
This flag pole is presented by his daughter Marcia Lucia Buckingham Camp Dennison, Ohio 1933 — — Map (db m133590) HM
In Memory of
Richard Michael Weaver
1948 1968
Grew up in Camp Dennison
Graduated 1967 Indian Hill High School
enlisted in the Marines
Killed in Action
20 May 1968
During his heroic tour of duty in Viet Nam
Awarded two Purple . . . — — Map (db m133586) HM WM
This bell was originally placed in the church erected on this site in 1884. Past records indicate that the bell was purchased by the children bringing their pennies as a gift to God on Sunday morning. The bell served the congregation until a new . . . — — Map (db m180850) HM
Since 1839, the Mt. Healthy Christian Church (established as the Church of Christ at Mt. Pleasant) has served as a model for global ministry and missions for Disciple of Christ churches emerging from the actions of the Restoration (Stone-Campbell) . . . — — Map (db m180797) HM
Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was born here on a farm established by his grandfather, William Henry Harrison. A graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Harrison read law in Cincinnati and then moved to Indianapolis to practice. He became active . . . — — Map (db m82635) HM
Child of the Revolution
In the heat of the Revolutionary War, British
forces attacked the home of Colonel Benjamin
Harrison, who was a signer of the Declaration of
Independence. The marauders torched furniture,
used cattle . . . — — Map (db m167340) HM
Congress Green Cemetery
John Cleves Symmes had grand ambitions. He planned to build a large city here, making it the hub of the Northwest Territory. This very spot would be the middle of a bustling town square.
Things worked . . . — — Map (db m167342) HM
William Henry Harrison was the first
president to die in office. He served
only thirty-two days. The nation had
never before mourned a sitting president.
Harrison's body was placed in a glass
covered coffin in the East Room of the
White . . . — — Map (db m167348) HM
Fort Finney
A company of soldiers from Fort Pitt landed at the mouth of the
great Miami, October 28, 1785, and immediately began the building
of a fort near this site. It was called “Fort Finney” in honor of Major
Walter Finney who . . . — — Map (db m78630) HM
From Ensign to Captain
"If he continues as a military man,” Major John
Mills said of William Henry Harrison, "he will be
a second Washington."
Though Harrison began his military career as a
Low-ranked officer, his . . . — — Map (db m167341) HM
Reverend Richard E. Scully, founder of the Cincinnati Goodwill operated a Fresh Air Camp for women and children in the 1930s and '40s. The camp was part of a 100-acre site with vegetable fields, a swimming pool, tennis courts and horseshoe pits. The . . . — — Map (db m134936) HM
side A
Judge John Cleves Symmes of New Jersey
purchased a huge tract of land "between the Miamis"
(rivers) stretching from the Ohio River to the
Greenville Treaty Line that became known as the
Miami Purchase. Symmes helped found the . . . — — Map (db m82016) HM
Life at North Bend
As the War of 1812 concluded, William Henry Harrison resigned his post, content to make public appearances and live a settled life with his family here in North Bend.
Though his presidential campaign would . . . — — Map (db m167277) HM
Point Farm given by William Henry Harrison February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841 ninth president of the United States of America to his son, John Scott Harrison, Congressman who reared his son Benjamin Harrison August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901 . . . — — Map (db m241855) HM
The Political Desert
Recalling the years after he resigned as general,
William Henry Harrison confided that he was,
"in bad health, in bad spirit and feeling more like
a misanthrope than ever in my life before."
Though . . . — — Map (db m167291) HM
The River and the Land
When William Henry Harrison arrived in Ohio in
1791, this was a plentiful land. Alive with thick
forests and flowing streams, the region was
home to animals such as buffalo, bear, elk, and
wild turkey. . . . — — Map (db m167336) HM
…as long as the love of power is a
dominant passion of the human bosom …so long
will the liberty of a people depend on its
own constant attention to its president.
Inaugural Address
March 4, 1841 — — Map (db m167350) HM
That the memory of Ohio's first president and gallant soldier William Henry Harrison may be fittingly commemorated this memorial is erected by a grateful state — — Map (db m167351) HM
Ninth president
of the United Stats
Hero of Tippecanoe
Major General
in the War of 1812
United States senator
from Ohio
Governor of the
Territory of Indiana — — Map (db m167352) HM WM
William Henry Harrison Secretary of the Northwest Territory Delegate of the Northwest Territory to Congress Territorial Governor of Indiana Member of Congress from Ohio Ohio State Senator United States Senator from Ohio Minister to Colombia Ninth . . . — — Map (db m93185) HM
In 1910, voters approved a $275,000 bond issue to construct this school on seven and one-half acres of an old orchard on Sherman Avenue. Opened in 1914, Norwood High School offered standard educational classes as well as home economics, manual . . . — — Map (db m227782) HM
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN). The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur were founded in 1804 by Saint Julie Billiart to spread the message “Ah, how good it is to serve God.” In 1840, at the request of Bishop John B. Purcell in 1840, the . . . — — Map (db m227783) HM
Voorhees Town.
In 1794 Abraham Voorhees, a Revolutionary War veteran, brought his family from New Jersey to the Northwest Territory to settle on 640 acres of land, part of the Miami Purchase, for which he paid John Cleves Symmes "533 dollars . . . — — Map (db m227784) HM
Historic
Landmark
12 Mile House
★ Built 1842 ★
Located 12 miles from the Ohio
River, it was on the stage coach
route between Cincinnati and
Dayton.
Bricks for this building were made . . . — — Map (db m108235) HM
Around 3 am on July 14, 1863, more than 2,000 grimy
hard-looking, heavily armed cavalrymen, most without uniforms
plodded toward Main Street from the west. Confederate Brigadier
General John Hunt Morgan's Raiders had arrived.
Many of the . . . — — Map (db m108241) HM
Dedicated as a lasting tribute to the memory of our men who served the call of their country in the World War erected by the Citizens of Silverton, Ohio
William Altemeier •
Andrew Binkley •
Frank L. Binkley •
Oliver W. Brate •
Ralph . . . — — Map (db m169962) WM
Major George B. Hart •
Corp. Donald N. Shutts •
Tech/5 Everett Whited •
PFC. James C. Pohlman
In honor of those who served their country — — Map (db m169965) WM
In June of 1950, the Korean War began with a surprise attack by the North Korean people’s Army. North Korean soldiers poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and . . . — — Map (db m169972) HM WM
Following the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel. The northern Democratic Republic of Vietnam was a communist regime, and the southern Republic of Vietnam was supported by the United States in order . . . — — Map (db m169969) HM WM
A group of concerned Cincinnati women organized, in
1855, The Protestant Home for the Friendless and
Female Guardian Society as a private, not-for-profit
maternity home for destitute women and children.
These public minded social leaders were . . . — — Map (db m133583) HM
(side 1)
In July 1863, Confederate Brigadier-General John Hunt Morgan led a force of 2,000 cavalrymen across southern Ohio. Morgan's force entered Ohio from Indiana. A chase ensued as Union cavalry pursued Morgan's men across twenty Ohio . . . — — Map (db m133555) HM
In 1801, the Springdale Presbyterian Church acquired these two and a half acres to construct a church and cemetery. Although
the church moved to a new location in 1833, the cemetery remained
and continued to receive regular internments until the . . . — — Map (db m133110) HM
This was the location of the stately Victorian home
of Roderick Barney and family.
Mr. Barney served as mayor of Wyoming from 1886- 1896.
During his tenure, h was instrumental in establishing
Wyoming’s water works department and the . . . — — Map (db m135117) HM
c. 1854, retail merchant Robert Reily built this home, Twin Oaks, on a large lot that that included orchards, vineyards, and a stable. Here Reilly and his family enjoyed what was then the country life.
In early April, 1861, Reily invited . . . — — Map (db m135128) HM
Not long after World War I, in 1923, the Wyoming
Women’s Club decided that Wyoming should erect a
memorial honoring those who had served in that war.
They formed a testimonial committee that included
members of the village council. The . . . — — Map (db m135014) HM WM
In 1864 & 1865, George Sulliva
Stearns purchased two parcels
of land totaling nearly 24
acres around the crest of a
hill in what had recently
become known as Wyoming.
On that land, he built
a lovely Victorian house,
complete with a . . . — — Map (db m135036) HM
The lives of the residents of the valley were greatly
changed with the addition of the train depot in 1851.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad (C.H.&D.)
was now carrying passengers and stopping here.
The eight hour trip to downtown . . . — — Map (db m135044) HM
“Springfield Pike” was
a toll road through
Wyoming for many years.
for each ten miles on
the road, travelers
paid from 6 Ľ c for a
horse and rider to 75c
for a four-wheeled
carriage drawn by four
horses. persons going
to or . . . — — Map (db m134935) HM
Robert Reily, founder of the village of Wyoming in 1861. He was born June 1, 1820, the son of John and Nancy Hunter Reily of Butler County. He served as a major, lieutenant colonel and colonel of the 75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the . . . — — Map (db m19920) HM
Spreen’s Corner
site of
Spreen’s Grocery
1890- 1934
August Spreen, proprietor
Village of Wyoming
Treasurer of Council 1899- 1934
Fire Chief 1911- 1934
This property has been placed on
the National Register
of Historic Places . . . — — Map (db m135015) HM
The Stearns and Foster Company was co-founded by George S. Stearns, one of the founding fathers of the City of Wyoming, and Seth Foster. Family-owned for 139 years, the company saw the nation through three wars and the Great Depression. A few of its . . . — — Map (db m134934) HM
As was common, business districts developed around
transportation routes. Wyoming was no different.
The train tracks to the east began with passenger trains.
Merchants located their businesses where those
traveling on the train would pass each . . . — — Map (db m135038) HM
Located one mile northwest, the cemetery contains 145 graves including those of two Revolutionary War Veterans, Thomas Palmer and William Moore.
Other early settlers of the area buried here include Maximilian Haney Conner (1806-1893) and . . . — — Map (db m150442) HM
The Cherokees refused to emigrate and on May 26, 1838 the Army and civilian volunteers began the brutal roundup of the Cherokees. They captured men and women in their homes, farmers working in fields, and children at play. The captives were often . . . — — Map (db m165896) HM
A descendant of Mary Ann Roark Cross, "L.L." Fridell graduated from Grant Medical College, Chattanooga, 1902. He established his medical practice in Birchwood beginning in the horse and buggy days and spanning a period of more than 40 years. He . . . — — Map (db m39436) HM
Joseph Roark and wife, Juda Ann Carr Roark, were among the original settlers of Cherokee lands of East Tennessee, moving into this area from Claiborne County in the early 1830's. This homestead, constructed with walls of split walnut logs and with . . . — — Map (db m150441) HM
Hiwassee Island and the Tennessee River – Hiwassee River confluence area were inhabited by groups of Native Americans for over 10,000 years until the early 1800’s. Between the 11th and 15th centuries A.D., prehistoric Native American . . . — — Map (db m165864) HM
Indian and United States government relations were defined by treaties between sovereign nations and recognized as law by our Constitution. In exchange for land that became Alabama and Mississippi, President Thomas Jefferson made an agreement in . . . — — Map (db m165866) HM
Joseph Roark gave this site in Wilderness Indian Territory for this Church where many worshiped God. Used as a hospital during Civil War, it was also the center of Salem Academy. A monument to Thos. Palmer and Wm. Moore, soldiers of the Revolution, . . . — — Map (db m150439) HM
Witnessed a young Sam Houston, who gained favor with Chief Jolly on Hiwassee Island nearby, witnessed the Indian removal and countless events that shaped Meigs County, the State of Tennessee and points westward.
Commemorated in 2016 to . . . — — Map (db m165865) HM
29 Let's Go
Spearheaded the assault on Omaha Beach in Northern France on D-Day June 6th 1944 which ultimately led to the surrender of all German military forces in Europe in World War Two
E J Hamill • Russell L . . . — — Map (db m209317) HM WM
This monument placed on May 8, 1995 the 50th anniversary of VE Day in memory of and dedication to members of the 84th Infantry Division whose courage in battle contributed greatly to victory in World War II.
Rhineland • Ardennes • Central . . . — — Map (db m209450) WM
...we walked by a corduroy road two or three miles across the spit of land enclosed by the bend in the river.
Henry Y. Thompson
November 24, 1863
The road trace you see before you is rich with history. In 1805, the . . . — — Map (db m191689) HM
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m194479) HM
After the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans retreated to Federal-occupied Chattanooga, a strategically vital rail center, where Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg laid siege from Lookout Mountain and . . . — — Map (db m68847) HM
November 23d, 1863, under instructions from Gen. Grant to ascertain whether the Confederates still occupied the valley, Gen. Thomas disposed forces in front of Fort Wood, the site of which is now marked by the stand-pipe of the water works.
The . . . — — Map (db m58999) HM
During the night of Nov. 23, 1863, Gen. Sherman crossed the Tennessee at the mouth of the Chickamauga, under orders to carry the north end of Missionary Ridge to the railroad tunnel. He seized the ground now known as Sherman Heights and held it . . . — — Map (db m59018) HM
During the night of Nov. 24, 1863, Bragg's forces withdrew from the plain and Lookout and joined those on Missionary Ridge, occupying it from Rossville to Tunnel Hill, and a spur thence eastward to the Chickamauga. Sherman early on the 25th . . . — — Map (db m81651) HM
A Hamilton County Institution
Founded 1896
Authorized by Act of the General Assembly, 1895. The first Board of Trustees met March 7th 1896. Present were the Reverend J.W. Bachman, President: Major Charles D. McGuffy, Secretary: J.S. Bell, . . . — — Map (db m4494) HM
Education is not a thing apart from life-not a "system”,
nor a philosophy; it is direct teaching
how to live and how to work.
There are two ways of exerting one's strength;
one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.
No race can . . . — — Map (db m167748) HM
Boynton Park
Henry Van Ness Boynton
Born West Stockbridge, Mass.
July 22, 1835
Reared in Cincinnati, Ohio. Graduated
Woodward College, KY. Military Institute
Lieut. Col. 35th Ohio Infantry. Wounded
Battle . . . — — Map (db m81652) HM
Established 1817 by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, it played an important part in the educational development and Christianizing of the Cherokee. Brainerd Cemetery contains graves of whites and Indians who died at the . . . — — Map (db m1986) HM
Welcome to Moccasin Bend National Archaeological District, a unit of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Prehistoric and historic sites located on Moccasin Bend reveal varying stories of human occupation spanning 12,000 years. . . . — — Map (db m84232) HM
Carver Memorial, a hospital for Negroes, opened on June 18, 1947, in the Old West Ellis Hospital Building. Named for George Washington Carver, this health-care facility is said to have been the first municipally-owned, tax-supported hospital in . . . — — Map (db m4478) HM
A speech given by Booker T. Washington in 1895 at the Cotton States and
International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. President, Gentlemen of the Board of Directors and Citizens:
One third of the population of the South is of the . . . — — Map (db m167714) HM
Located at the corner of O'Neal and East Third streets adjacent to Warner Park, Lincoln Park, and Fort Wood, Engel Stadium stands on the site of Andrews Field where baseball had been played since around 1910. Constructed in only 63 working days . . . — — Map (db m167767) HM
Born in Chattanooga in 1913, Virne Beatrice “Jackie” Mitchell made national headlines
and baseball history during an exhibition game against the New York Yankees at Engel Stadium on April 2, 1931.
Joe Engel, in what many characterize . . . — — Map (db m167777) HM
Born in the District of Columbia in 1893, Joseph William Engel served as batboy, mascot, pitcher, and scout for the hometown Washington Senators before owner Clark Griffith tapped him in 1929 to oversee the club's new southern farm team, the . . . — — Map (db m167776) HM
A few blocks north of Engel Stadium stands another landmark of Chattanooga baseball history. Established in 1918 amid the racial segregation and inherent inequality of the Jim Crow South, Lincoln Park served as a social and recreational oasis for . . . — — Map (db m167778) HM
Chattanooga was home to several Negro League baseball teams between 1920 and 1951, including the Tigers, White Sox, Black Lookouts, Black Cats, Choo Choos, Black Choo Choos, and Stars. Though these African American teams sometimes played at the . . . — — Map (db m167775) HM
(Sidebar): After the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans retreated to Federal-occupied Chattanooga, a strategically vital rail center, where Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg laid siege from Lookout Mountain . . . — — Map (db m81653) HM
National Cemetery
Gen. George H. Thomas established a cemetery here on December 25, 1863, "to provide a proper resting place for the remains of the brave men who fell upon the fields" of Chattanooga.
The grounds, some 120 acres . . . — — Map (db m103304) HM
The Chickamauga Dam was built to provide flood control, navigation, and electric power. Chickamauga Dam was the fourth of TVA's projects on the Tennessee River. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Dam on September 2, 1940. At 129 feet high . . . — — Map (db m182816) HM
You are standing near the former Western &
Atlantic Railroad, which ran from Chattanooga,
about eight miles west of here, to Atlanta, Geor-
gia. During the Civil War, a large Confederate
camp was located here around Chickamauga Station while . . . — — Map (db m141053) HM
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