Built: 1813
Rebuilt: 1821, 1913
Preserved 2006
With deep appreciation to Jim Hammond
the Hammond Family and the people
of Miami Township — — Map (db m77180) HM
Horace Mann
1796 – 1859
First President and Founder
of Antioch College
This memorial is erected to
perpetuate the memory of an able
lawyer, a great statesman and a
pioneer in education. May his life
and example ever . . . — — Map (db m79769) HM
The history of the earth is written in rocks.
In Ohio, nearly 500 million years of time are
recorded in our bedrocks, reflecting the coming
of the inland seas, the upheaval of the mountain ranges
and the birth and death of great swamps. . . . — — Map (db m77139) HM
[Side A:] Moncure Daniel Conway
Moncure Daniel Conway was born on March 17, 1832 in Stafford County, Virginia, the son of Walker Peyton and Margaret Daniel Conway. His father was a wealthy slaveholder and prominent state legislator and . . . — — Map (db m13651) HM
In memory of Edward Orton
1829-1899
He loved the youth of the land and inspired
them to seek education. He taught them to build
a soul. He advocated the beautiful religion of
Jesus Christ. Especially did he inspire them
with a love for . . . — — Map (db m77093) HM
Virginia Hamilton was an author who was born in Yellow Springs in 1934, living and writing here much of her life. She referred to her work as “ Liberation Literature,” focusing on the struggles and journeys of African Americans. Hamilton published . . . — — Map (db m104397) HM
