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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Shelby County, Ohio
Adjacent to Shelby County, Ohio
▶ Auglaize County (46) ▶ Champaign County (65) ▶ Darke County (57) ▶ Logan County (142) ▶ Mercer County (64) ▶ Miami County (93)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Main Street (Ohio Route 119), on the left when traveling west. |
| | John W. Carey was born in 1805 in West Virginia [sic - Virginia] and came to Shelby County with his parents, Cephas and Jane Williamson Carey. Around 1833, J.W. Carey bought a thousand acres in Dinsmore Township, west of the present railroad in . . . — — Map (db m29873) HM |
| On 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Side A:
Acclaimed author and illustrator of juvenile literature Lois Lenski was born in Springfield in 1893, grew up in Anna, and graduated from Sidney High School. In 1915, Lenski graduated from The Ohio State University and moved to New . . . — — Map (db m28589) HM |
| On Hardin- Wapak Road (County Route 20) 0.2 miles south of Blanke Road (County Route 76), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Rumley was a colored community, platted in 1837 by Joel and Wesley Goins, who purchased 400 acres of land. They were freemen from Baltimore, Maryland. The deed to the land was granted and signed by President Van Buren. Over 500 Negroes lived in this . . . — — Map (db m77675) HM |
| On Wapakoneta-Sidney Road (County Route 25A) at Harmon Road, on the right when traveling south on Wapakoneta-Sidney Road. |
| | Here the pioneer founders of the congregation built a log church in 1832. In this place they laid to rest their dead from 1832 until 1900. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord" — — Map (db m108838) HM |
| On Amsterdam Road (County Route 52) 0.5 miles west of Wenger Road (County Route 50), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Dinsmore Township School District No. 4 was formed in 1865 following
a decision by the township’s board of education that a school
would be built in the center of every four sections of land, or
every four square miles. This placement of school . . . — — Map (db m77671) HM |
| On Ohio Route 66 south of Canal Road. |
| | Fort Loramie
Site of
Loramie's
Trading Post
and
General Wayne's
Fort Loramie
1795 — — Map (db m136810) HM |
| Near St. Mary’s Pike (Ohio Route 66). Reported missing. |
| |
Fort Loramie
The Indian Wars came to an end when Gen.
“Mad” Anthony Wayne defeated the Indians in the
Battle of Fallen Timbers (1794) and then negotiated
the Treaty of Greene Ville the following year. After
the treaty, Gen. . . . — — Map (db m108726) HM |
| On North Main Street (Ohio Route 66) at Park Street (Ohio Route 705), on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | Front side
(flag logo)
In honor of those who served our country
during times of peace and war. Those who gave
the supreme sacrifice, those still missing and
those who came home both whole and broken.
(five service . . . — — Map (db m94412) WM |
| On West Main Street at Water Street, on the left when traveling south on West Main Street. |
| | This marker is located on the boundary line which was established at the end of the Indian wars to separate the American settlers and the Indians. It was agreed upon by the United States and the defeated confederated Indian tribes at the Treaty of . . . — — Map (db m20587) HM |
| | on June 18, 1797 from a sycamore tree
near the fork of Loramie Creek, Israel
Ludlow surveyed a random line east
130.6 miles to the Muskingum River.
On August 3, 1799, a short distance
east of this spot, Ludlow commenced
the Greenville Treaty . . . — — Map (db m77542) HM |
| On Ohio Route 66 south of Canal Road (County Route 191). Reported missing. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m136601) HM |
| On West Main Street at Water Street, on the left when traveling south on West Main Street. |
| | This marker is on the right-of-way of the Old Miami and Erie Canal which ran from the Ohio River at Cincinnati to Lake Erie at Toledo. Gov. DeWitt Clinton of New York broke ground for the canal on July 21, 1825 just below Middletown. Built in . . . — — Map (db m20039) HM |
| On West Main Street at Water Street, on the left when traveling south on West Main Street. |
| | These stones were placed at 1 mile intervals. You are here, 116 miles from Cincinnati. — — Map (db m19953) HM |
| On North Main Street (Ohio Route 66) at Elm Street (Ohio Route 362), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. |
| | Pioneer Portage
Here, at the headwaters
of the Miami, St. Mary’s and
Auglaize Rivers, was the only
land travel necessary in
early days between the
Lakes and the Ohio River. — — Map (db m136611) HM |
| On Hoying Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | St. Patrick Catholic Church was organized as a parish in 1862. The first church, made of logs, was built in 1863. At that time, the community was mostly Irish. The second church, a wood frame building, was erected in 1874. The last church, built of . . . — — Map (db m100146) HM |
| On Ohio Route 47 at Hardin-Wapakoneta Road on State Route 47. |
| | Named for Col. John Hardin
Killed by the Indians here in 1792.
Platted 1816. County Seat
Of Shelby County 1819.
Shawnees camped here Oct. 1832
Last trek from Ohio. — — Map (db m33081) HM |
| On Houston Road 1 mile west of Patterson-Halpin Road, on the left. |
| | Gen. Harmar
Military Trail~1790
— • —
About 300 feet north
James Thatcher, first
Shelby County settler,
built his cabin - 1805. — — Map (db m33072) HM |
| On Snider Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The first airport in Shelby County and one of the earliest in Ohio was opened July, 1908, by the Korn brothers, Edward and Milton. Here they built their second plane in their father's barn and successfully flew this plane on July 2, 1911. The barn . . . — — Map (db m80301) HM |
| Near Museum Trail 0.1 miles south of Sitting Bull Trail. |
| | Built between 1825 and 1845, this series of locks raised and lowered canal boats a total of 67 feet. The upper lock, near the "Loramie Summit," is the high point between Cincinnati and Toledo. Five of the original locks are along the trail; the . . . — — Map (db m19946) HM |
| On St Rt 47 (Ohio Route 47) at Tawawa- Maplewood Road (County Route 19), on the left when traveling west on St Rt 47. |
| | site of
Beehive
Miami Christian Church
1875- 1998 — — Map (db m77631) HM |
| |
Dedicated to the Veterans of all wars and or conflicts who honorably served and to those
who gave their lives in the service of
our country.
May 30, 1993 — — Map (db m29923) HM |
| On St Rt 47 (Ohio Route 47), on the left when traveling west. |
| | In Memoriam
to those
brave soldiers
sailors, marines
and nurses, who
responded so
nobly to their
country’s call
in all her
wars — — Map (db m87816) WM |
| On Spring Street at Lane Street, on the left when traveling north on Spring Street. |
| |
This bell tolled from the belfry of
Port Jefferson School
to students of this area for 73 years.
The school, located on the S.W. corner of
Spring and Wall Streets, was razed in 1982.
secured by the Alumni Committee,
this memento of ‘days . . . — — Map (db m87798) HM |
| On Main Avenue (County Road 25A) at Crescent Drive/Miami Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Main Avenue. |
| | This landmark bridge was completed in September 1924 by the Walsh Construction Company for the C.C.C.&St.L. Railroad, and hailed as a “stupendous piece of engineering work.” The original Bellefontaine and Indiana line went through . . . — — Map (db m29769) HM |
| On Hardin-Wapakoneta Rd (County Route 20), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Membership 70
Hardin Presbyterian Church Building
1865 – 1925
38’ x 50’
Note: this brick building
was badly damaged in a
windstorm on July 25,
1925 and was torn down — — Map (db m119326) HM |
| On Main Avenue (Ohio Route 47) at Court Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Avenue. |
| | This graceful yet sturdy building is of the Italianate design. Shoes have been sold here since 1864, making it Ohio's oldest continuously operating footwear location. William Covill operated his store here in 1870. John Burkhart built the current . . . — — Map (db m29748) HM |
| On Ohio Avenue (Ohio Route 29/47) at Poplar Street, on the left when traveling south on Ohio Avenue. |
| | Carey's Hall was completed in 1854 by local contractor John W. Carey. Carey's Hall was given as first prize in the Monumental Building lottery in the early 1870s. It housed many businesses over the years. John W. Carey constructed the Shelby County . . . — — Map (db m29798) HM |
| On Houston Road near Hardin Wapakoneta Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 560 feet south stands the first brick house built in Shelby County by John Wilson in 1816. He settled on the farm in 1807. — — Map (db m98846) HM |
| On Court Street (Ohio Route 29) at Ohio Avenue (Ohio Route 47), on the left when traveling west on Court Street. |
| | George W Bush
President George W. Bush became the third sitting
U.S. president to visit Sidney when he arrived at The
Spot on August 28, 2004 while campaigning for
re-election. The President greeted shocked Spot
patrons, and ordered a . . . — — Map (db m136135) HM |
| On Main Avenue (Ohio Route 29) at Poplar Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Avenue. |
| |
In memory of
George Washington
1732 - 1799
this tree is planted by
Lewis Boyer Chapter D.A.R.
in the bicentennial year of his birth
1932 — — Map (db m29702) HM |
| On Poplar Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This lot was one of the first developed in Sidney with its use dating from 1820. It was headquarters for the German American Bank that collapses in a notorious 1904 bank failure. The First National Exchange Bank, founded in 1899, rented the space . . . — — Map (db m29611) HM |
| On Hardin-Wapakoneta Road (County Route 20) at St Rt 47 (Ohio Route 47), on the left when traveling north on Hardin-Wapakoneta Road. |
| |
First County Seat of Shelby County
1819- 1820
Hardin was founded in October, 1816 by Thomas McClish,
Joseph Steinberger and James Lenox. These men were also
instrumental in developing Shelby County, which included the
areas of Allen county . . . — — Map (db m86765) HM |
| On Court Street (Ohio Route 47) at Ohio Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Court Street. |
| | Ohio's most important Civil War building was the first of 14 constructed. The cornerstone was laid in June 1875 to honor 320 fallen comrades. The placement of Sgt. Baker in 1900 facing Ohio Avenue completed the building. An opera hall, seating . . . — — Map (db m29706) HM |
| On Court Street (Ohio Route 29/47) at Ohio Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Court Street. |
| | One of the last works of Louis Henri Sullivan (1856-1924), the American architect whose original ideas of functional design and decorative ornament provided a basis for modern American architecture. — — Map (db m28591) HM |
| On Ohio Avenue at Main Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Ohio Avenue. |
| |
Zum Andenken der Deutsch
Amerikanishe Freiwilligen
Schultz's Battery
Civil War 1861 - 1865
Battery M, First Ohio
Volunteer Light Artillery
Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio.
Erected in 1938 by
George Hemm Jr.
in memory of . . . — — Map (db m29779) HM |
| On Court Street (Ohio Route 29) at Ohio Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Court Street. |
| |
In commemoration of those of
Shelby County
who for freedom's sake gave their
last full measure of devotion
Korean Conflict
Blackford, Forest W. • Cicur, Jr., John T.
Eidemiller, Harold H. • Fogt, Kale D.
Fogt, Lloyd O. • Geuy, . . . — — Map (db m29763) WM |
| On Main Avenue (Ohio Route 29) at Poplar Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Avenue. |
| |
Operation Desert Storm
In honor of the men and women
from Shelby County who served
God Bless Our Troops
August 1990 - February 1991 — — Map (db m29699) WM |
| On Ohio Avenue (Ohio Route 29/47) at Poplar Street, on the left when traveling south on Ohio Avenue. |
| |
Dedicated to
all men and women
who served the armed
forces of the United
States in the defense
of their country — — Map (db m29704) HM |
| | This sculpture celebrates [Agriculture/Civic Life/Education/Industry] in Sidney and Shelby County at the turn of the Millenium. [These] four pieces representing important aspects of local life, [were] donated by the Sidney/Shelby Public Art . . . — — Map (db m29766) HM |
| On Poplar Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This 1,250 pound bell was first sounded in the belfry of the Monumental Bulding at Ohio Avenue and Court Street in January 1905. There is served mainly as a fire bell, ringing when firemen were called to a fire and again as the men returned to the . . . — — Map (db m29768) HM |
| On Court Street at Main Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Court Street. |
| | The old jail, actually the county's fourth, was completed in 1875 at a cost of $38,600. The Victorian Italianate design made it a distinctive structure. The front facade is composed of 2,000 pound limestone blocks. The jail housed inmates and also . . . — — Map (db m29746) HM |
| On Court Street (Ohio Route 29/47) at Main Avenue (Ohio Route 29/47), on the left when traveling east on Court Street. |
| | In 1819, the State of Ohio formally recognized Shelby County, named for Isaac Shelby, veteran of the American Revolution and former governor of Kentucky. The first county seat was located in Hardin, but was moved to Sidney in 1820 to centralize . . . — — Map (db m28590) HM |
| On Main Street (Ohio Route 29/47), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Theodore Roosevelt
Former President Theodore Roosevelt
addressed a large crowd from
these steps on May 16, 1912.
He was introduced by C. B. De Weese.
William Howard Taft
President William Howard Taft
was the first sitting . . . — — Map (db m28619) HM |
| On Court Street (Ohio Route 29), on the right when traveling east. |
| | The old Presbyterian church occupied this site until it was purchased and demolished by General J.O. Amos in 1892. He built a three-story structure here to house the Sidney Daily News and Shelby County Democrat newspapers. That business remained . . . — — Map (db m29744) HM |
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