Near Carillon Boulevard, 0.2 miles west of South Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Richard McNemar's print shop in this building made Watervliet a
center of Shaker printing. He printed the second Shaker hymnal
ever published, as well as numerous tracts and pamphlets.
The Shakers came to America from England in 1774. A . . . — — Map (db m173784) HM
William Morris House
William Morris married his second wife, Patsy Hillian,
on October 5, 1831. The couple had a son
in 1835 when Morris was 74 years old.
William Morris, a Revolutionary War veteran, came to Montgomery County in
1806, He . . . — — Map (db m115957) HM
On Brown Street at Woodland Ave., on the right when traveling north on Brown Street.
Founded in 1841, Woodland is the fifth oldest “Rural Garden Cemetery’ in the nation. Its oldest portion, including over 100 Victorian- era burial sections, a Romanesque gateway, a Tiffany chapel, and a Civil War soldier’s section, forms a . . . — — Map (db m186889) HM
Near Carillon Boulevard, 0.2 miles west of South Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Wilbur and Orville Wright built a giant bicycle-built-for-two,
using the four-foot tall front wheels from two
high-wheel bicycles.
The Wright Cycle Company building is a replica of the shop in which Wilbur
and Orville Wright designed and . . . — — Map (db m173739) HM
Near Carillon Boulevard west of South Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Carillon Park founder, Col. Deeds, approached his friend, Orville
Wright, about displaying a replica of the 1903 Flyer. Orville had a
better idea. He suggested restoring their third airplane instead.
This building houses the original 1905 . . . — — Map (db m173741) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Patterson Boulevard.
The original Winters Memorial Drinking Water Fountain was located on Third Street between St. Clair Street and the canal basin (Patterson Boulevard). The fountain was dedicated to Ambrose A. Winters in 1905. Ambrose Winters was recognized, during . . . — — Map (db m246839) HM
On South Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Patterson Boulevard.
The Josiah Gebhart Flour Mill was constructed at the intersection of Third and Canal streets in 1839 by Horace Pease, one year after the construction of Cooper Hydraulic from which it drew power. The mill was later purchased by the Gebhart family . . . — — Map (db m246767) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
The George Roberts Central Machine Works building was located on Second Street west of the Miami Erie Canal Basin. The company, which was founded in 1867, manufactured pumping machinery until the early decades of the twentieth century. After the . . . — — Map (db m246833) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
The Swaynie House inn was located on the south side of First Street, east of the Miami Erie Canal. Built in 1839, the hotel was a center of the social scene near the canal, famous for its ballroom gatherings. The Swaynie House was popular among . . . — — Map (db m246834) HM
Colonel Edward Deeds (1874-1960) was among the core of Dayton's brilliant leadership in the first half of the 20th century. As vice president of NCR, Deeds' mentored Charles Kettering, hiring him back
every time the fickle John Patterson fired . . . — — Map (db m29096) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
Before the construction of the Miami Erie Canal, Main Street was Dayton's commercial center. The opening of the canal shifted commercial activity to the canal basin, with businesses, mills and hotels opening on the canal banks. The canal provided . . . — — Map (db m246784) HM
On South Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Patterson Boulevard.
The filling of the canal began in 1928. Existing, unfilled segments of the canal had taken on the appearance of open sewers as they waited to be built upon. Associated construction included the elevated railroad, for which canal buildings such as . . . — — Map (db m246771) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Patterson Boulevard.
The origins of Cooper Park can be traced to 1808, when the Ohio legislature empowered Daniel C. Cooper to amend the original plat of Dayton, setting aside Lots 94-100 and 141-143 west of Mill Street (Patterson Boulevard) for public use. The . . . — — Map (db m246841) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
A view of Dayton looking south from across the Great Miami River. The Miami Erie Canal (A), the old Millrace (B), the Commons (Cooper Park, C), are visible southeast of the Main Street covered bridge (D). This panorama provides a snapshot of Dayton . . . — — Map (db m246832) HM
On 1st Street (Ohio Route 4) east of Patterson Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
• A pioneer for the African-American community and visionary for the City of Dayton throughout his 29 year career
• First African-American to be elected to the Dayton City Commission
• Founding chairman of City Wide Development . . . — — Map (db m200574) HM
On South Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Patterson Boulevard.
In about 1870, the Dayton Railroad Company began operating the first horse-driven streetcar on Third Street between McGee and Findlay streets. The streetcar made travel from new areas to the city convenient, enticing residents to build their . . . — — Map (db m246773) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
Dayton's Miami Erie Canal Basin was a hub for social life. Well-furnished packet boats were used for short excursions. Sunday picnics on the canal were common, particularly during summer. School children found the shallow waters of the canal . . . — — Map (db m246780) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
In its heyday during the nineteenth century, the Miami Erie Canal had driven the growth of Dayton from a modest trade-post to a mid-sized industrial city. Now, in the 1920s, the city could barely wait for the parkway to be constructed over the . . . — — Map (db m246787) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
Thomas Jefferson had envisioned, in 1787, an Ohio canal system that was part of a network of waterways linking the Ohio territory to the Atlantic Ocean. The vision was realized after Ohio Governor Ethan Allen Brown (1818-1822), a proponent of the . . . — — Map (db m246777) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Patterson Boulevard.
A grand, wood-paneled lobby (right) welcomed visitors to the Dayton Public Library during the late nineteenth century. A delivery desk built of black walnut was set prominently in view of visitors. Book stacks closed from public access were . . . — — Map (db m246837) HM
On South Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Patterson Boulevard.
During the late 1890s, Dayton became a hub for interurban railways such as those offered by the Dayton-Xenia Traction Company, the Dayton, Miamisburg Traction Company and the Ohio Electric Railway. The Ohio Electric Railway provided passengers . . . — — Map (db m246772) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
Collectors stationed at several points along the Miami Erie Canal collected tolls and water rent to pay for the maintenance of the canal. Perishable goods garnered a higher toll than bulk freight like lumber. Until 1840, toll revenues steadily . . . — — Map (db m246792) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
The Miami Canal was constructed along the east boundary of Daniel Cooper's plat, with its basin on Mill Street (Patterson Boulevard). The location was practical because a nearby millrace built earlier by Daniel Cooper could be used as a feeder to . . . — — Map (db m246781) HM
On South Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Patterson Boulevard.
During the nineteenth century and up to the mid-twentieth century, the blocks south of Cooper Park and the Miami Erie Canal basin developed into Dayton's industrial district. The mills and factories on the canal path were an extension of the . . . — — Map (db m246766) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
This plan for the Miami Canal Parkway (Patterson Boulevard) was laid out during the late 1920s by the City Plan Board. The lower corridor plan shows the segment of the Miami Erie Canal from Keowee Street to the northeast to Apple Street to the . . . — — Map (db m246786) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Patterson Boulevard.
In 1888, Dayton's Free Public Library found a permanent home to house its collection in an imposing Romanesque building designed by the Dayton architectural firm of Peters and Burns. The new library building was constructed in the "Commons," . . . — — Map (db m246842) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
Dayton had been subjected to floods many times during the nineteenth century, but none as devas- tating as the Great Flood of 1913. Heavy snow followed by rains in March of that year caused the flood that led to the loss of over 300 lives and . . . — — Map (db m246789) HM
On South Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Patterson Boulevard.
The Miami Erie Canal was significant in promoting trade and commerce for Dayton by providing an effective way to ship goods. Yet, by the time it was completed in 1845, it was already facing competition from a faster and more efficient means of . . . — — Map (db m246769) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
In 1925, the Miami Erie Canal was officially abandoned for transportation purposes. Portions of the canal remained in use until 1940 for hydraulic power generation. Plans to fill much of the canal to make way for the Miami Canal Parkway came soon . . . — — Map (db m246790) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
From the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, Dayton's industrial district thrived along the Miami Erie Canal between First and Sixth streets. Early buildings included mills and warehouses along the path of the canal and its branches. . . . — — Map (db m246812) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
With the establishment of Cooper Hydraulics in 1838 near Fifth and Wyandot streets, the canal became a resource for commercial hydraulic power. In addition to existing mills near the rivers, new mills and factories opened further south between . . . — — Map (db m246779) HM
On South Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Patterson Boulevard.
Tolls collected from boats on the Miami Erie Canal declined steadily after the construction of the railroad. By the 1870s, the Dayton-Cincinnati segment of the Miami Erie Canal was the only section that remained profitable. The profits came from . . . — — Map (db m246768) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
Through the nineteenth century, the Miami Erie Canal shaped the growth of Dayton. Even after the railroad replaced the canal as the main mode of long-distance trade and transport, the canal and the hydraulics provided power to the many . . . — — Map (db m246813) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
Four buildings associated with the Miami Erie Canal Basin in the Cooper Park area remain standing in the present day, located between East First and East Second streets. In 1887, the buildings housed the A.W. Nixon Warehouse, the Miller Brothers . . . — — Map (db m246819) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
The Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) was founded in 1909 by Charles Kettering and Edward Deeds, and is best known for pioneering automobile innovations, such as the anti-knock fuel additive and the electric ignition . . . — — Map (db m246831) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Patterson Boulevard.
Past and future rub elbows in Cooper park as new library, nearly ready, crowds old. Modern building is designed to cope with reading explosion undreamed of back in '88.
In 1948, the Dayton Public Library changed from a school district . . . — — Map (db m246836) HM
On East 2nd Street at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on East 2nd Street.
The Dayton Public Library was not spared from the devastating flood of 1913. Although the imposing building survived, rising water destroyed much of the collection and the interior fixtures. Flood waters inundated the basement and up to six feet . . . — — Map (db m246838) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Patterson Boulevard.
The panoramic view from the 1920s shows Cooper Park and the Dayton Public Library looking east from the intersection of St. Clair and Third streets. The flood of 1913 had rendered the Miami Erie Canal, located to the east (not in view), unfit for . . . — — Map (db m246835) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
From 1828 to 1928, the Miami Erie Canal existed at the site of the present day Patterson Boulevard. The Miami Erie Canal was constructed to link the Ohio River with Lake Erie to the north.
Together with the Ohio Erie Canal between Portsmouth . . . — — Map (db m246782) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
The Miami Erie Canal…
Canal Basin photographed from the Gebhart Flour Mill building in the late nineteenth century, looking north from Third Street. The Public Library (not in picture), the Basin, and Cooper Park are to the left of the canal. . . . — — Map (db m246788) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
Ohio was a sparsely settled frontier state in the early nineteenth century, comprised mainly of scattered communities and small towns. The state had poor roads, making travel and trade between communities difficult. Dayton was a small town with a . . . — — Map (db m246778) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
Best known as the founder of the National Cash Register Company, John H. Patterson was a grandson of Robert Patterson, an early Dayton settler and a strong supporter for the construction of the Miami Erie Canal. John Patterson's association with . . . — — Map (db m246791) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Patterson Boulevard.
In 1831, 7,065 passengers came to Dayton from Cincinnati via the Miami Erie Canal. Dayton then had a population of about 3,000. In the same year, Dayton shipped 59,550 barrels of flour, 5,602 barrels of whiskey, 563,000 pounds of bulk bacon and . . . — — Map (db m246783) HM
On North Patterson Boulevard at East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Patterson Boulevard.
The William McKinley statue was sculpted by Henry Augustus Lukeman (1872-1935) and installed in front of the Dayton Public Library in 1910. Lukeman was a well-known sculptor whose other works include the Stone Mountain sculpture near Atlanta, . . . — — Map (db m246840) HM
On Hoover Avenue at Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Hoover Avenue.
Side A:
The first African American congregation and first African American Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Dayton trace their roots back to the early 1830s. They were organized by Father Thomas Willis and a small group of faithful men and . . . — — Map (db m17529) HM
On Paul Laurence Dunbar Street, on the right when traveling south.
By the late 1890s Dunbar had earned major acclaim for his writing. He wrote poetry, novels, and lyrics for musicals. In 1899 he contracted tuberculosis, a respiratory disease then usually fatal.
Dunbar came home to Dayton. Here he lived his last . . . — — Map (db m22225) HM
On Edison Street west of North Paul Laurence Dunbar Street, on the left when traveling west.
As a poet, novelist, and popular lecturer, Paul Laurence Dunbar used his extraordinary way with words to achieve international fame. In just ten years, Dunbar rose from a job running a downtown Dayton elevator to receiving an invitation to President . . . — — Map (db m67590) HM
On Third Street at North Euclid Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Third Street.
Mount Enon Missionary Baptist Church
Led by Rev.W.E. Jones, a small band of baptized believers came together for services in January 1925. They met regularly in a residence on Home Avenue and Hawthorne Streets, later moving to Summit . . . — — Map (db m105798) HM
On Broadway Street north of West 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north.
“For 30 years Orville Wright’s place of business was the plain brick building (here) on North Broadway. Visiting reporters found it quite ordinary. There was a reception area for Miss Beck (his secretary); an inner office with Orville’s desk, files, . . . — — Map (db m173687) HM
On Paul Laurence Dunbar Street south of Edison Street, on the right.
Born on June 27, 1872 in Dayton to former slaves Joshua and Matilda Dunbar, Paul Laurence Dunbar developed a love of stories during his early years. He wrote his first poem at age six and recited his original Easter Ode at age nine to the . . . — — Map (db m61869) HM
On Edison Street west of North Paul Laurence Dunbar Street, on the right when traveling east.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park honors the creative achievements of Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright and Paul Laurence Dunbar. In this national park, you won’t see wilderness, vistas or wildlife---but you can learn how three native . . . — — Map (db m67587) HM
On North Broadway Street north of West 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Wright brothers were the first experimenters to understand that a propeller for a flying machine had to work differently from a ship’s screws. The first Wright Flyer used 8-foot-long wooden propellers that the brothers hand-carved from spruce. . . . — — Map (db m67602) HM
On Dayton-Covington Pike (Ohio Route 48) at National Road US 40 (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling north on Dayton-Covington Pike.
Harrisburg, Ohio, was platted three years after the National Road reached Randolph Township. The name of the town and that of its post office, Iamton, were changed to Englewood in 1899. Located at the intersection of Dayton-Covington Pike and the . . . — — Map (db m96499) HM
to honor
the valiant men
and women of our
community who
proudly served their
country, we dedicate
this memorial as a
lasting tribute to
their heroism in time
of war and their
vigilance in time of
peace. may their
sacrifices never . . . — — Map (db m80738) WM
Dedicated to the memory of all members who answered the call to protect and those who continue to carry on our legacy.
In memory of all brothers and sisters who have given the ultimate sacrifice. — — Map (db m17500) HM
On South Clayton Road at Chicken Bristle Road, on the left when traveling north on South Clayton Road.
Side A Slifers Presbyterian Church is on land deeded to the local faith community by Philip and Elizabeth Slifer on December 2, 1816. Rev. Thomas Winters of the German Reformed Church and Rev. John C. Dill of the Evangelical Lutheran Church . . . — — Map (db m137068) HM
On Farmersville-Gratis Road, on the left when traveling west.
Side A:
A direct descendant of original settlers in Jackson Township, Winter Zellar (Zero) Swartsel was born in 1876. Throughout his life he was a natural born showman, teacher, eccentric, anarchist, and “possibly the grandfather of American . . . — — Map (db m17525) HM
On Center Street at Water Street, on the right when traveling east on Center Street.
Restored in 1963, the Germantown Covered Bridge on East Center Street, spanning Little Twin Creek, was 93 years old and is reputed to be the only existing covered bridge of its kind in the world. For 41 years this unique inverted bow string truss . . . — — Map (db m28553) HM
On Conservancy Road, on the right when traveling north.
Germantown
one of five dams
built by the Miami
Conservancy District
for flood control
in the Miami Valley
completed 1921
height 110 ft. length 1200 ft.
width at base 665 ft. — — Map (db m97242) HM
On Astoria Road at Oxford Road, on the right when traveling west on Astoria Road.
This cabin was built in 1929 by Homer Kern. It originally sat on the west side of
Mud Lick Road .7 mile south of here. It was saved from destruction through the
actions of Dolores Grunwald. The restoration of the cabin was completed
through the . . . — — Map (db m157093) HM
On Main Street at Endress Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
This former gristmill, built by Lewis Shuey between 1844 and 1845, stands on the site of an earlier mill built in 1806 by Philip Gunckel, founder of Germantown. A miller by trade, Gunckel led a party of settlers from Pennsylvania to Montgomery . . . — — Map (db m29622) HM
On Oxford Road at Astoria Road, on the right when traveling west on Oxford Road.
This bridge spanned Caesar Creek on Jasper Road in Greene County. It was plucked from certain destruction and placed here by the action and forethought of Huston Brown. This plaque commemorates the 20th anniversary of the move.
July 27th, . . . — — Map (db m157094) HM
On Market Street (Ohio Route 725), on the left when traveling west. Reported missing.
On October 4th, 1814, a clerk dipped his pen into an inkstand, and made a boldly scripted entry in the Records of Montgomery County.
His entry showed that one Philip Gunckel had filed a plat plan for the Village of Germantown.
It was a unique . . . — — Map (db m227933) HM
On East Center Street east of North Water Street, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1870 reputed to be the only one of its kind in the world restored in 1963 by Covered Bridge Committee
Dedicated and officially opened to traffic by Senator Charles Whalen October 17, 1964 John B. McGuff Mayor — — Map (db m229191) HM
On North Main Street south of West Central Street, on the right when traveling south.
Philip Gunckel, along with three other men, led a group of settlers from Berks County, Pennsylvania to Ohio and founded Germantown in 1804. In 1814 he platted out 32 acres. The historic buildings and unique alley system in the eight and one half . . . — — Map (db m229192) HM
Near Cloud Park Drive (Route 201) at Coud Park Drive, on the right when traveling south.
In Honor of All Who Served
All Gave Some
Some Gave All
American War Memorial
The Revolutionary War (1775 d- 1783)
The American Revolution was the struggle of thirteen American colonies against Great Britain. The term American . . . — — Map (db m199091) HM WM
On Stroop Road at Hempstead Station Drive, on the right when traveling east on Stroop Road.
Side A Kettering grocer Victor “Vic” Cassano, Sr. (1922- 2002) and his
mother-in-law Caroline “Mom” Dinisi (1893- 1987) opened what became
Cassano’s Pizza King on June 4, 1953. Their signature square-cut, . . . — — Map (db m97267) HM
The first overland route between Dayton and Cincinnati was cut by Daniel Cooper in 1795 to provide access to the new town of Dayton, located at the mouth of the Mad River in the Symmes Purchase. The survey, entered into the record by Cooper and . . . — — Map (db m167999) HM
On Research Boulevard/County Line Road (Ohio Route 835) 0.1 miles north of Shakertown Road, on the left when traveling north.
Side A:
A Shaker village called Watervliet, Ohio, was located here from 1806-1900. The Shakers, originally called the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, were followers of Mother Ann Lee who came from Manchester, England . . . — — Map (db m26345) HM
On East Central Avenue (Ohio Route 725) at South 5th Street, on the left when traveling west on East Central Avenue.
Dedicated to those who served and
to perpetuate the memory of those
who made the supreme sacrifice in
the Great World War 1917-1918
Miami Township Gold Star Roll
Alonzo W. Ballinger •
Emmet Boldman •
John N. Catrow •
Thomas A. . . . — — Map (db m183851) WM
Near Mound Road just north of Enterprise Court, on the right when traveling north.
In 2009, the City of Miamisburg
initiated the Miamisburg Mound
Reclamation Project with the
support of the Ohio Historical
Society. The goal of the project
was to consistently and safely
restore the aesthetic beauty of the
Miamisburg Mound . . . — — Map (db m166074) HM
Near Mound Road just north of Enterprise Court, on the right when traveling north.
The site was partially excavated in 1869 when a vertical shaft was sunk from the top to the base, with
two horizontal tunnels extending from it. Investigators found one skeleton covered with bark and yellow
clay, eight feet down, entombed in a . . . — — Map (db m166072) HM
On West Lock Street at South Miami Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Lock Street.
On this site Daniel Gebhart established a tavern in 1811. Taverns were where people gathered to eat, rest, and share news. During spring freshets, boatmen from the Great Miami River stayed at the tavern. Joining them were pioneers coming by the . . . — — Map (db m224986) HM
On East Central Avenue (Ohio Route 725) west of South 5th Street, on the left when traveling west.
Members of the Armed Forces of the United States
who made the supreme sacrifice
World War II
1941 - 1945
Louis Baker •
Lymon Barkalow •
James Bussard •
Lee Carroll •
Woodrow Dillon •
Vincent Dimatteo •
Richard Dixon • . . . — — Map (db m183852) WM
Near East Linden Avenue at South 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
In remembrance of Miamisburg High School that stood here from 1923 to 1982, and the many students that passed through its portals of excellent education.
Miamisburg High School Alumni Assoc.
The oldest active high school alumni assoc. . . . — — Map (db m210501) HM
On South Miami Avenue south of West Central Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In late March 1913, a series of three severe rainstorms
inundated the already saturated and frozen ground of
the Miami Valley, causing one of Ohio’s greatest natural
disasters, the Flood of 1913. On March 25, the Great
Miami River overflowed its . . . — — Map (db m127231) HM
On Mound Rd near Enterprise Ct., on the left when traveling south.
Miamisburg Mound, the largest conical earthwork in Ohio, originally was sixty-eight feet high with a diameter of three hundred feet. One excavating attempt in 1869 reduced the height to its present sixty-five feet. The mound was then partially . . . — — Map (db m166080) HM
Undated newspaper photograph of the
Miamisburg Mound
Artists' rendition of the Miamisburg Mound.
Postcard published by Philhower Drugstore
of Miamisburg
Postcard used in Miamisburg Historical
Society Gift Shop
The Miamisburg Mound is . . . — — Map (db m166081) HM
Side A
The facilities once here propelled the United States through the Nuclear and Space Ages
and were named for the nearby pre-historic Miamisburg Mound. The Manhattan engineer District of the War Department began construction of Mound . . . — — Map (db m105819) HM
The first settler to own the land on which the Miamisburg Mound is located was Jacob Lawres who
purchased 175 acres of raw timberland in 1806. His land deed was signed by President Thomas Jefferson.
The first pioneer settlers of southwestern Ohio . . . — — Map (db m166082) HM
On North 1st Street (Ohio Route 725) north of East Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The Miami Connection. Welcome to Miamisburg and the land that was once home
to the Miami Indians. Though the English traders who
came to the Miami Valley in the 18th century heard the
native inhabitants call themselves “twightwee” . . . — — Map (db m128634) HM
On South Main Street just north of Hillview Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
You are standing on the Miami Erie Canal. If you look to your left, the depressions you see are part of the 248 miles of canal bed passing through on the way to Cincinnati. Looking to your right, the land has been filled, however, a canal once . . . — — Map (db m184021) HM
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