Atop the center dome, a 25' copper statue wears a blindfold to symbolize that all will receive equal justice. She carries a scale for the laws of justice, a sword for protecting the arm of the law, and a shield for the innocent. — — Map (db m199339) HM
These stones were originally part of the exterior wall of the county jail constructed in 1854 and located on this site. Set without the use of mortar, the offsets and notches provided an interlocking wall system. Each stone retains much of its . . . — — Map (db m199336) HM
Side A: Thomas Cemetery
Thomas Cemetery is the resting place for many of Concord Township's and Miami County's early settlers. The cemetery is maintained by Concord Township.
This marker was placed here in Miami County's and Concord . . . — — Map (db m230550) HM
American Presbyterian
and Reformed
Historical Site
#62
(logo)
registered by
the
Presbyterian Historical
Society
Philadelphia, Pa. — — Map (db m136189) HM
Miami County formed and Troy chosen as county seat in 1807. Andrew Wallace laid out Public Square as site of Courthouse, and surveyed first 87 lots of Troy, bounded by Water, Clay, Canal, and Oxford Streets.
Two-story brick Courthouse, 40' x . . . — — Map (db m76522) HM
The Twin Arch stone culvert was constructed in 1837 as part of the “extension” of the original Miami and Erie Canal which ran from Dayton to Piqua. The purpose of the Twin Arch was to carry stream water from the Howell Ditch under the . . . — — Map (db m122981) HM
Historic WACO Field was acquired in February of 1997 by the WACO
Historical Society Inc. with the goal of creating a vintage flying field in
the Troy community where WACO airplanes were manufactured from
1923- 1946. Local and regional businesses . . . — — Map (db m136318) HM
Founded in 1921 as the Weaver Aircraft Company and located in Lorain, Ohio, the Waco Aircraft Company relocated to Troy in March 1923. It was the first aircraft company to use assembly line production and shock strut landing gear. Leading all . . . — — Map (db m40631) HM
The Morris House / Lollis Hotel was built in 1852 by a group of businessmen headed by Troy
merchant, Preserved Smith. The incomplete hotel was sold to Charles Morris in 1854. He
completed the structure and operated it as the Morris House Hotel. . . . — — Map (db m136317) HM
The Morris Hotel/Lollis House was built in 1852 by a group of businessmen headed by Troy merchant Preserved Smith. The incomplete hotel was sold to Charles Morris in 1584. He completed the structure and operated as the Morris House Hotel. . . . — — Map (db m199310) HM
In 1808 the court appropriated this city block
for educational purposes. It was here that
the Union School was built in 1852. William
Norton Edwards (1812-1867) became the first
Troy superintendent and the school was
renamed in his honor. In . . . — — Map (db m229197) HM
One of five dams built by the
Miami Conservancy District
for flood control in
the Miami Valley
Completed 1922
Height 78 ft. Length 3000 ft.
Width at base 415 ft.
The Dams
of the Miami Conservancy District
are for
Flood . . . — — Map (db m83117) HM
To commemorate the first church erected in
Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, this log
replica was constructed in 1976 by the Union
Township 4-H Clubs and the West Milton area
Camp Fire Girls.
The Laura Lions Club established this . . . — — Map (db m90539) HM
Side A
In 1908, West Milton native Charles Furnas
worked as a machinist in Dayton doing
odd jobs for the Wright Brothers, the
inventors of the first practical airplane.
At that time the U.S. Army had agreed
to purchase an aircraft . . . — — Map (db m90599) HM
John Hoover
1760 – 1831
Sarah Burkett Hoover
1767 – 1843
great- great- grandparents of
the Honorable Herbert C. Hoover
placed by
Fort Greenville Daughters of the American Revolution
1957 — — Map (db m90541) HM
Erected 1948
in memory of
Samuel
and
Anna Jay Jones
this wall contains
brick from the
Friends Meeting House
which stood across
the road in active
service from
1804 to 1906 — — Map (db m90540) HM
Side A:
In the year 1798, several prospectors traveled north from their North Carolina homes in search of new lands for themselves and their friends. Four of these known Quaker prospectors were John Mast, Jr., Martin Davenport and David . . . — — Map (db m19749) HM
The West Milton Friends Meeting, established as a meeting for worship May 14, 1874, was made a preparative meeting of West Branch Monthly Meeting, May 15, 1883. It became a monthly meeting on May 21, 1927 by action of West Branch Quarterly Meeting, . . . — — Map (db m18426) HM
A Korean War Memorial
1950 to 1953
5.7 Million Americans Served 55,000 Americans Killed
103,000 Were Wounded and
8200 Americans Missing in Action
Dedicated 24 December 1988 — — Map (db m18423) WM
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