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
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
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 m249990) HM
This bell rang for the first time in 1828 when John Quincy Adams was President of the United States. Cast by John Wilbank, it was hauled over dirt roads from Philadelphia to its first destination, the Clark County Courthouse in Springfield, Ohio. . . . — — Map (db m250903) HM
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
The Temple of Rumley Church is of one of two remaining buildings in what once was Rumley, a thriving African American community in Shelby County. On May 19, 1837, the village was surveyed for Amos Evans, who built his hewed log dwelling and . . . — — Map (db m227788) HM
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
Shelby House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 by the United States Department of the Interior.
This building served as the railroad station hotel for villages in Shelby
and Auglaize counties until 1900. . . . — — Map (db m229127) HM
Honoring Our Veterans, Preserving Our Heritage
County-Wide Bridge Dedication Project Shelby County, Ohio, Bicentennial 1819-2019
Charles Beers Civil War • James R. Blakely Civil War • John E. Blakely Civil War • Oliver P. Bogart Civil War • . . . — — Map (db m250907) WM
After the destruction of his trading post, Pierre Lorimier fled to the native village of Wapaghkonnetta--present day Wapakoneta--where he spent the winter with the Shawnee and his wife, Charlotte Pemanpieg Bougainville. Lorimier roamed parts of . . . — — Map (db m309393) HM
On 11-2-1829, 76.31 acres were deeded to William Prilliman from the United States of America. On 12-29-1837 the village of Berlin was laid out, partially on this above mentioned tract of land, thus, this lot 15 was begun. This building was built . . . — — Map (db m250996) HM
Fort Loramie 1795-1798. General "Mad" Anthony Wayne defeated the Western Confederacy of Indian tribes at the Battle of Fallen Timbers (1794); he then negotiated the Treaty of Greenville (1795). Wayne ordered the construction of Fort Loramie . . . — — Map (db m305708) HM
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 m168415) HM
Incorporated into the Town Crest are many aspects that have gone into the creation of the community.
The top left area represents the frontier before Fort Loramie became a village. The hatchet and the musket is crossed by a peace pipe . . . — — Map (db m251000) HM
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
Greene Ville Treaty Line
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 . . . — — 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 September 26, 1748, Pierre-Louis-de Lorimier was born in Lachine in Montreal, Canada. In 1769, Pierre Lorimier moved to the Ohio Country as a French-Canadian trader. He established a trading post that became known as "The Frenchman's Store" or . . . — — Map (db m309391) HM
Pierre Lorimier died in 1812, several years after Charlotte's passing in 1808. After his wife had passed, Lorimier dedicated a piece of land as a cemetery, and had his wife the first to be buried in it. When he passed, he was buried alongside her . . . — — Map (db m309394) HM
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 m249992) HM
The Frenchman’s Store served as a crucial hub for trade between Native American tribes and European settlers, especially for the fur trade. However, in 1782, during rising tensions in the region, General George Rogers Clark ordered a hundred . . . — — Map (db m309392) HM
Founded in 1959, Ohio's Buckeye Trail (BT) is the only long-distance hiking trail entirely within Ohio. More than 1,400 miles loop through wooded footpaths, abandoned railroads, historic towpaths, back roads, rivers and lake shores, within both . . . — — Map (db m250999) HM
Founded in 1959, Ohio Buckeye Trail (BT) is the only long-distance hiking trail entirely within Ohio. More than 1,400 miles loop through wooded footpaths, abandoned railroads, historic towpaths, back roads, rivers and lake shores, within both . . . — — Map (db m309410) HM
Buckeye Trail was proposed in an article in 1958 by a man named Merill Grilfilan. His hopes were that the trail would serve as encouragement to young people to learn about their native land. Several people liked this idea, and met about how the . . . — — Map (db m250997) HM
The Bell tower, brick and capstone are from the Fort Loramie School, built in 1885 with major additions in 1939, 1954, and 1964. The brick in the original structure was made locally at Wagler's Brickyard. The school was razed in 2009 to construct a . . . — — Map (db m250998) HM
Only Two Defining Forces have ever offered to Die for You. Jesus Christ and the American Gl. One for Your Soul, the Other for your Freedom. Thank Both of Them! — — Map (db m228082) WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m249989) HM
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
Dimmitt Barker - Civil War • William Bell - War Of 1812 • William A. Burrous - War Of 1812 • James Cannon - Revolutionary War • Richard M. Cannon - War Of 1812 • Ezra Carey - Revolutionary War • Zachariah Cecil - Revolutionary War • Isaac O. Cole . . . — — Map (db m260966) WM
This tree is planted in honor of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' 75th Anniversary in 2024. The Division of Forestry, one of the oldest formal forestry programs in the nation, works to protect, sustainably manage, and expand Ohio's forested . . . — — Map (db m306403) HM
In memory of
Gary Wayne Gross
Sp4-US Army
25th Inf. Div.
HHC, 1st Bn.
5Th Inf. The Bobcats
Bronze Star • Purple Heart • Good Conduct • National Defense • US Vietnam Campaign • Rep. Of VietnamCampaign • Rep. Of Vietnam Gallant Cross . . . — — Map (db m250909) WM
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
To the men and women who have honorably served our country
World War I • World War II • Korean Conflict • Vietnam Conflict • Dominican Republic Incursion • Persian Gulf War
World War I
Orley Scherer • Charles Cook • John Helmlinger • . . . — — Map (db m250912) WM
Dedicated to the memory of the founders and early settlers of Rumley. Placed June 1994 by Leslie N. Tucker descendant of Joel W. and Elizabeth Cole Goings. — — Map (db m238517) HM
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
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
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
Dedicated to Matt Zircher, a 1989 Russia High School alumni and lifelong statistician. Throughout his years at RHS, Matt meticulously kept stats for a variety of sports including basketball and baseball. His love of sports brought him to the . . . — — Map (db m250995) HM
Department of the Army, United States of America •
United States Marine Corps •
Department of the Air Force, United States of America •
Department of the Navy, United States of America •
United States Coast Guard — — Map (db m245872) WM
Saint Remy Catholic Church. In 1839, Bishop John Baptist Purcell recruited European priests to minister to his Ohio flock. Father Louis Navarron, a young French missionary, was appointed to the French Catholic population of Darke and Shelby . . . — — Map (db m245868) HM
Joseph Backman Civil War • George Baker Civil War • Joseph Beckman Civil War • Peter Bradford Civil War • William Conway Civil War • George W. Ewing World War II • William N. Flinn War of 1812 • George Gartley War of 1812 • Francis A. Guillozet . . . — — Map (db m250994) WM
"I Am The
Immaculate Conception"
Dedicated to
all those who
served in
World War I and
World War II.
Dedicated to
those who sacrificed
their lives in World
War I and World War II.
World War I
Leo J. Francis • Stephen L. . . . — — Map (db m250993) WM
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
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
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
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
Sidney’s First Presbyterian Church formally organized on September 4, 1825, under the guidance of Reverend Joseph Stevenson, who traveled from Bellefontaine for that purpose. The original eight-member congregation worshipped outdoors or in the . . . — — Map (db m289366) HM
General Isaac Shelby
December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826
Husband, Father, Farmer, and
Namesake of Shelby County
First Governor of Kentucky (1792-1796)
Fifth Governor of Kentucky (1812- 1816)
Hero of Dunmore’s War,
American . . . — — Map (db m211070) HM WM
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
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
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
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
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
The filled-spandrel concrete arch bridge that previously carried North Street across the Great Miami River was constructed in 1930 and completed in 1931 by the E.F. Smith Construction Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. It replaced a steel whipple . . . — — Map (db m250989) HM
The filled-spandrel concrete arch bridge that previously carried North Street across the Great Miami River was constructed in 1930 and completed in 1931 by the E.F. Smith Construction Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. It replaced a steel whipple . . . — — Map (db m250990) HM
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
Bridge understructure built in 1966
Designed by AI Wheeler
Constructed by Frantz Brothers
Covering for bridge erected in 1971
Designed by Ereytag and Freytag, A.1:A
Detailed by C.A. Bickel
Constructed by Robert Hulsmeyer
Overall . . . — — Map (db m166785) HM
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
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
They
rest in
honored glory
In commemoration of those of Shelby County
who for freedom's sake gave their last full measure of devotion.
World War I
Andandale, Frederick N. •
Bothel, Howell •
Briggs, Floyd •
Burress, Thomas • . . . — — Map (db m166781) WM
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
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
Big Rock arrived here 16,000 years ago, completing the natural beauty
of this area. Trains on the Big Four Railroad line
passed this spot and continued behind Bridgeview
School through downtown Sidney until the
completion of the Big Four Bridge . . . — — Map (db m166784) HM
Airstream, Inc., has called Shelby County home since 1952 when we first started manufacturing our iconic travel trailers in Jackson Center. Known around the world, the "Silver Bullet" is made with pride in Shelby County. As a way to give back to our . . . — — Map (db m250987) HM
Map
showing
the primary and
feeder routes that
made up the Ohio
canal system.
Canal Fulton,
Piqua area, and
Roscoe all have
canal restorations and canal
boats offering
rides to the public…
A note of caution: riding on a
canal . . . — — Map (db m166782) HM
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
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
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
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
Zenas King (1818-1892) was a 19th century bridge builder whose iron bridges received wide acceptance throughout the country. He developed his tubular bowstring bridge in 1859, patented the design in 1861, renewed the patent in 1867, and founded . . . — — Map (db m182667) HM
Arguably the most iconic natural feature of the park, Big Rock is truly big. Twelve feet high at its tallest point and weighing in at 103 tons, the granite boulder arrived in what would become Tawawa Park about 15,000 years ago. It was . . . — — Map (db m250988) HM
Honoring Our Veterans, Preserving Our Heritage
County Wide Bridge Dedication Project
Shelby County, Ohio, Bicentennial 1819 - 2019
Henry Baker Civil War •
John P. Born Civil War •
David Bowsley . . . — — Map (db m246035) WM
