Side A Three Warren County Jails have been
built near this spot. The first was
in 1820, 15 years before the courthouse.
It had two stories and four cells. It
was replaced on the same location
in 1844 by a six celled jail. One
cell was . . . — — Map (db m200338) HM
This courthouse was built in the
Greek Revival style at a cost of
$25,000 in 1835. Court was held on
the second floor with offices on
the first. It had six large tin pillars.
Four chimneys were on either side
between every other window. . . . — — Map (db m200336) HM
In 1879 Henry Greathouse, a local
blacksmith, and his wife Matilda,
leased this lot to Lebanon for a fire
company Within a few years, the
Orient Fire House was built for less
than $2,000. The fire company
fought its first blaze on September . . . — — Map (db m200450) HM
This monument commemorates the 100th anniversary
of the Rotary Club of Lebanon Ohio's founding.
Establishing the club in 1920 was not easy. Lebanon was rejected twice
by Rotary International because the village did not meet the . . . — — Map (db m201021) HM
On December 23, 1803 Jonas Seaman
paid four dollars for a license
to operate a house for public
entertainment” -The Golden
Lamb. The inn quickly became a
stop for stagecoaches going to
Cincinnati. In 1815 a brick hotel
was built
to . . . — — Map (db m200419) HM
Lebanon's first train arrived on
Feb. 17, 1881. Passenger service
began on May 30. The first depot
was built at that time with a men's
and ladies' waiting room and one
for the station agent. By 1885, the
Cincinnati, Lebanon & . . . — — Map (db m200447) HM
Side A:
The William C. Lewis House sits on lot No. 49 of the original 1802 plat of Lebanon. The owner of a dry goods store on the corner of Mulberry and Broadway, Lewis built the Greek Revival house in 1846. The veranda was added around 1900. . . . — — Map (db m24784) HM
(side 1)
This building at 120 S. Broadway
sits on lot No. 4 and half of lot
No. 3 of the original 1802 plat
of Lebanon. Silus Hurin, one of
Lebanon's four founders, was
its first owner. In 1910, it was
bought by the . . . — — Map (db m200445) HM
Side A Built in 1818, the house at 42 N.
Broadway is on lot No. 40 of the
town's 1802 plat. The land was
owned by Ephraim Hathaway, one
of Lebanon's founders. That year,
1818, it was sold to John Reeves,
the town's recorder and its . . . — — Map (db m200374) HM
Side A: The Town Plat
Lebanon was laid out in September of 1802 by four pioneer settler. Cradled by the forks of Turtle Creek, 100 lots were carved out of the wild, primitive forest. At the time, there were only two cabins in the plat. The . . . — — Map (db m25100) HM
Side A: The Town Square
Only Broadway and Main were named on the original 1802 map of Lebanon. Broadway was 1 1/2 times wider so stagecoaches could turn around. The four lots at the intersection were set aside as the town square. Today two of . . . — — Map (db m24775) HM
Side A:
The building at 22 S. Broadway sits on lot No. 99 of the 1802 plat of Lebanon. In 1854, Henry C. Meloy ran a grocery store here while his family lived on the 2nd floor. After his death in 1889, it was used as a saloon, a . . . — — Map (db m24778) HM
45 and 47 E. Mulberry St. sit on
the east side of lot No. 24 of the
1802 original plat of Lebanon.
A commercial building since the
mid-1800s, its Queen Anne style
facade dates from c. 1885. Early
owners of the property include
Ephraim . . . — — Map (db m200449) HM
One of the most effective political orators of his era, Tom Corwin (nicknamed "the Wagon Boy" for his War of 1812 service) resided here from 1839 until his death. A Whig stump speaker known for his wit and eloquence, he was elected governor of Ohio . . . — — Map (db m24061) HM
Distinguished citizen Tom Corwin served as Ohio's Governor in 1840. In addition he served as a U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator, Treasury Secretary and Minister to Mexico. — — Map (db m200441) HM
Side A:
Union Village, the first and largest Shaker (United Society of Believers) community west of the Allegheny Mountains, was established in 1805. Nearly 4,000 Shakers lived in Union Village, the last living here until 1920. They owned 4,500 . . . — — Map (db m24074) HM
Side A On August 9, 1798 the Reverend John
Kobler conducted Lebanon's first
Methodist service in Ichabod Corwin's
log cabin. The first Methodist Society
organized in a house on Main St.
in 1805. It had only 4 members. By
1811, services . . . — — Map (db m200369) HM
Civil War
Day, David E. Private Vicksburg, Miss 1863
Miller, James P. Private Selma, Al 1865
Burns, James M. Sergeant New Market, Wv 1864
Indian Campaigns
Hutchinson, Rufus D. Sgt. Little Big Horn, Mt 1876
Vietnam War
Roberts, . . . — — Map (db m200343) WM
Side A:
Located on lot No. 29 of the 1802 town plat, this land was bought by William H. Van Sickle in 1868 for $800. The house was built a short time later. Van Sickle was the grandson of one of Lebanon's founders, Ephraim Hathaway. A village . . . — — Map (db m25059) HM
Common Milkweed
Common Name: Common milkweed
Botanical Name: Asclepias syriaca
Height / Width: 2 to 3 feet / 9 inches to 1 foot
Flowering Period: June through August
Bloom Color: Pink, mauve, and . . . — — Map (db m201045) HM
Black-Eyed Susan
Common Name: Black-eyed Susan
Botanical Name: Rudbeckin hirta
Height / Width: 10 inches to 3.25 feet / 1 to 1.5 feet
Habitats: Full sun in meadows and openings in wooded areas, on . . . — — Map (db m201066) HM
Northern Bayberry
Common Name: Northern bayberry
Botanical Name: Myrica pensylvanica
Height / Width: 5 to 10 feet / 5 to 10 feet
Habitats: Full sun to part shade in marshes and wet meadows
Flowering . . . — — Map (db m201067) HM
Sugar Maple
Common Name: Sugar maple
Botanical Name: Acer saccharum
Height / Width: 60 to 75 feet / 40 to 50 feet
Habitats: Mesic woods
Wildlife Value: The sugar maple is a food source for several . . . — — Map (db m201068) HM
Bee Balm
Common Name: Bee balm
Botanical Name: Monarda didyma
Height / Width: 3 to 4 feet / 2 to 3 feet
Habitats: Full sun to part shade in woods, thickets, and bottomlands
Flowering Period: July . . . — — Map (db m201073) HM
Bee Balm
Common Name: Bee balm
Botanical Name: Monarda didyma
Height / Width: 3 to 4 feet / 2 to 3 feet
Habitats: Full sun to part shade in woods, thickets, and bottomlands
Flowering Period: July . . . — — Map (db m201221) HM
Black-Eyed Susan
Common Name: Black-eyed Susan
Botanical Name: Rudbeckin hirta
Height / Width: 10 inches to 3.25 feet / 1 to 1.5 feet
Habitats: Full sun in meadows and openings in wooded areas, on . . . — — Map (db m201222) HM
Common Milkweed
Common Name: Common milkweed
Botanical Name: Asclepias syriaca
Height / Width: 2 to 3 feet / 9 inches to 1 foot
Flowering Period: June through August
Bloom Color: Pink, mauve, and . . . — — Map (db m201224) HM
Northern Bayberry
Common Name: Northern bayberry
Botanical Name: Myrica pensylvanica
Height / Width: 5 to 10 feet / 5 to 10 feet
Habitats: Full sun to part shade in marshes and wet meadows
Flowering . . . — — Map (db m201225) HM
American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) recognizes The Racer at Kings Island as an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark, a designation reserved for rides of historic significance
Kings Island opened April 29, 1972, replacing Cincinnati's beloved Coney . . . — — Map (db m227493) HM
Butterworth Station. Butterworth Station (seen across the field) was the southernmost station on the Underground Railroad in Warren County. Built in 1820, it was the home of Benjamin and Rachael Moorman Butterworth. As Quakers and . . . — — Map (db m120746) HM
In 1795, at the age of 23, Jeremiah Morrow came to the Northwest Territory from Pennsylvania. He purchased land along the Little Miami River in Deerfield Township and in 1799 married Mary Parkhill of Pennsylvania. Around 1800 he built this barn . . . — — Map (db m120760) HM
Gershom Moore Peters, LLD. Gershom Moore Peters was born in 1843 near Circleville, Ohio. At 18, he joined the Union Army, contracted tuberculosis, and was discharged. He graduated from Denison University in 1867 and the Rochester Theological . . . — — Map (db m118358) HM
In 1922, during the infancy of broadcast radio, the call letters WLW were assigned to the station begun by Cincinnatian Powell Crosley Jr. The station moved its transmitting operations to Mason in 1928, and by April 17, 1934, WLW had permission to . . . — — Map (db m23996) HM
The Rapid Railway began operation in 1903 and was the Interurban Railway and Terminal Company’s (IR&T) northernmost traction line. The IR&T began near Pleasant Ridge and Kennedy Heights in Cincinnati and connected to a street car line that . . . — — Map (db m120759) HM
The first pedigree of a
Poland China Hog
was written on this farm
in August 1876
by W. C. Hankinson, owner of
the farm, and Carl Freigua,
compiler of the original record
This strictly American breed of
swine originated within a radius . . . — — Map (db m93868) HM
“Lest we forget”
the trees along this road
were planted
by the
people of the community
to form this
Road of
Remembrance
in honor of the
Men of Middletown
who served their country
during the World War
1916- 1918 — — Map (db m93869) WM
Operated as
Cross Keyes Tavern
1809- 1820
plaque presented by
The Turtle Creek Chapter DAR
Warren County
A,D, 1993
National Registry of Historic Places 1976 — — Map (db m139723) HM
Many changes have occurred at Fort Ancient over the last 2,000 years. Hopewell Indians built the site and used it as a ceremonial and social gathering area. The Fort Ancient Indians lived in the South Fort 500 years after the Hopewell people left. . . . — — Map (db m26618) HM
Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
this site posses exceptional value
in commemoration and illustrating
the history of the United States . . . — — Map (db m200460) HM
The Fort Ancient people who occupied this area between about AD900 and AD1600 lived in larger communities than the Hopewell people did. Their villages of 200 to 500 people were truly agricultural; they cultivated beans, corn, squash, and tobacco. . . . — — Map (db m26622) HM
You are standing inside a hilltop earthworks built by the Hopewell Indians nearly 2000 years ago. Early settlers in this area thought these walls were constructed for defensive purposes, hence the name Fort Ancient. Today, archaeologists believe . . . — — Map (db m26628) HM
You are standing inside an earthworks built by prehistoric Hopewell Indians nearly 2000 years ago. Early settlers in this area thought these walls were constructed as a fort. Today, archaeologists believe the site was used primarily as a religious . . . — — Map (db m26881) HM
Hopewell Indians constructed this hilltop enclosure and probably used it for social gatherings and religious observances. No evidence of Hopewell occupation is present within the 100+ acre enclosure. Hopewell domestic areas abound on the plateau . . . — — Map (db m26882) HM
Archaeologists cite three reasons why “Fort” Ancient is not a fortification. First, there is no evidence that a large number of people lived inside the earthworks, definitely not the thousands needed to defend such a large area. Second, there are . . . — — Map (db m26887) HM
On the east side of the Little Miami River between the two bridges (Rt. 350 and I-71) is the site of a former Fort Ancient Indian village, now known as Anderson Village, occupied for about 20 years between AD 1000 and 1200. Clifford Anderson, who . . . — — Map (db m26884) HM
Stages of Construction
The earth walls were built over a period of approximately three hundred years and used for a couple of hundred years beyond that. American Indians used the shoulder bones of deer and elk, split elk antler, clam shell . . . — — Map (db m27202) HM
The Civilian Conservation Corps. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the federal government established the Civilian Conservation Corps, known as the CCC or triple C's under the direction of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal . . . — — Map (db m26482) HM
Throughout the 19th Century scholars believed there were three great New World civilizations; Inca, Aztec, and Mound Builders. They believed that the American Indians had destroyed the Mound Builders. While early scholars could not accept the idea . . . — — Map (db m26883) HM
These circular twin mounds were excavated in the late 1800s and contained no human remains. Two shallow ditches extend from these earth mounds. One ditch connects to Randall Run on the north side of Fort Ancient, while the other connects with Cowen . . . — — Map (db m28023) HM
This easy walking trail will lead you past part
of an earthworks built nearly 2000 years ago by
prehistoric Indians. A series of signs provide a
brief explanation of the earthworks, its purpose,
and the cultures that built it and lived here.
. . . — — Map (db m200459) HM
Each colored square on the map corresponds to a specific interpretavie
station to which you can drive or walk. Each Station provides
information about some aspect of the site.
You are here
Interpretive station
Roadway
Earthen walls . . . — — Map (db m200457) HM
The great gateway, an elevated passageway
bordered by two exceptionally large mounds, joins
the middle fort to the south fort. This gateway,
apparently constructed before the larger north fort,
was the primary entrance to the south fort.
. . . — — Map (db m200458) HM
American Indians who built Fort Ancient used the sun and moon to measure time. By observing the rising location of these celestial objects they knew when to gather together for religious or social events or when to plant crops. They used sunrise . . . — — Map (db m28004) HM
Having settled in the Ridgeville area with his father, Justice McLean, in 1799, Justice John McLean was appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1829 by President Andrew Jackson. He was best known for his anti-slavery dissenting opinion in . . . — — Map (db m26546) HM
Side A
Deerfield was laid out around 1795 and in 1802 Major Benjamin Stites, his son Benjamin, Jr., and John Gano officially recorded the village’s plat. A part of the great tide of Americans moving into the Northwest Territory (and Ohio after . . . — — Map (db m118357) HM
The Union Township Hall was a center of community life from the time of its construction around 1907. The hall included the offices of township government, a community hall, and club meeting rooms, a rarer combination in the 21st century. Local . . . — — Map (db m103394) HM
The First Settlement of the
Virginia Military Lands
in Warren County
was located a short
distance west of here
by William Mounts
in 1795
dedicated: October 6, 1940 — — Map (db m99422) HM
This oldest building in the historic district was the home of Griffy Griffis five years before the village was founded by Jonathan Wright in 1815. Since Griffis had no legal right to the property, it became known as the “Squatter's . . . — — Map (db m13711) HM
Built by Clark Williams, this early brick Federal style building was owned by the Dayton Leather & Collar Company in the late 1800s. In the early 1900s it was owned by Napoleon Johnson, a former slave who was freed in Virginia in 1847 when his . . . — — Map (db m13717) HM
The house on the right (45 South Main) appears to have been built circa 1832 by Joshua Trotter. In 1837, Trotter sold the house to John and Mary Potts, who were “conductors” on the Underground Railroad, persons who risked their lives and . . . — — Map (db m13704) HM
Elizabeth Cowman, the youngest sister of village founder Jonathan Wright, was living in Baltimore in 1830 when her husband died suddenly, leaving her to care for her two young children. Jonathan Wright sold her the lot on your right (210 South Main) . . . — — Map (db m228621) HM
Members of the religious Society of Friends were
instrumental in the founding and development of
Springboro.
This plot contains the remains of Springboro founder
Jonathan Wright (1782- 1855), a Quaker leader who donated
part of his land . . . — — Map (db m84495) HM
Harry Pence grew up on a family farm nearby and later became a successful businessman who lived in Minneapolis. He had this Queen Anne style house built for his parents, Charles and Ruth Pence. Harry's brother Warren along with his wife Clara and . . . — — Map (db m13703) HM
This site was purchased by Josiah Townsend in 1827 for $50. In 1830, the property was sold for $1,500, suggesting that a house was built on the property sometime before 1830. Emmor Bailey, a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), bought the . . . — — Map (db m13694) HM
This house was built as the home of Jeremiah and Nancy (Gregg) Stansel. Jeremiah's father, Henry Stansel, was a friend of Daniel Boone. Although not a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), Jeremiah is thought to have assisted runaway slaves, . . . — — Map (db m13712) HM
John Bateman was a local tanner who had his house, storehouse, and workshop on this site. The house now located at 440 South Main was built circa 1869 by Joseph Haines, a carpenter who built a number of Springboro homes in the mid and late 1800s. . . . — — Map (db m227952) HM
Jonah Thomas bought this building in 1837 when he moved his home and harness shop from across the street at 200 South Main. As a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, Thomas opened his home as a “station” on the . . . — — Map (db m13714) HM
Jonathan Wright (1782-1855) and his wife Mary Bateman Wright (1787-1866) moved with their five children from Menallen, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in 1814 and built this Federal style house. Using skills acquired from his father, Joel Wright, a . . . — — Map (db m26547) HM
This house was built by Joseph Stanton, son-in-law of local abolitionist James Stanton. Lydia Wood owned the house from 1875 until her death at age 86 in 1917. Lydia was the aunt of artist Grant Wood who pained the famous “American . . . — — Map (db m13713) HM
This pin oak tree has been placed here in living memory of Lynn O. Eaton, a charter member of the Springboro Lions Club. Lion Eaton was ever ready to assist his fellow man in all and every manner needed. He served in many civic offices and was . . . — — Map (db m13698) HM
This building was built as a general store for Mahlon and Josiah Wright, sons of the village founder, Jonathan Wright. The building originally had a shed roof extending out over the street to protect customers from the weather. A large stepping . . . — — Map (db m13718) HM
Built in 1919, this building was the first gasoline station in Springboro and served as the bus maintenance facility for Springboro Community City Schools from 1945 to 2001. This shop replaced the home of Mahlon Wright, a son of the village founder . . . — — Map (db m13696) HM
The oldest on-site exposed log structure in Warren
County, it was built by Christian and Charles Null.
Renovated in 1995-96 by the city of Springboro,
the Springboro Area Historical Society,
the Historical Commission, and over 70 volunteers. — — Map (db m84403) HM
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) began in England in the 1700s as an association of common laborers who met together for fellowship and mutual aid. This was so unusual at the time that members were called “Odd Fellows,” and . . . — — Map (db m13702) HM
A predominantly Quaker community in its early days, Springboro served as a hospitable thoroughfare for many runaway slaves on their way north to freedom. Between 1815 and 1864, Springboro was host to numerous safe-houses and many agents and . . . — — Map (db m227946) HM
The fraternal order of the Knights of Pythias was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1864 as an organization dedicated to healing the wounds and hatred of the Civil War. The members of the local Springboro Lodge No. 574 built this meeting hall with a . . . — — Map (db m227945) HM
Tommy Miller had this house built on the foundation of an earlier home that had served for a time as a parsonage for the Methodist church. Possible traces of an Underground Railroad hiding place from that earlier era are still evident in the . . . — — Map (db m13701) HM
Springboro's town hall and town jail occupied this site for nearly 100 years. This was also the site of the town's first fire station. According to local history, this building was built circa 1922 by volunteers with donated materials after an . . . — — Map (db m13715) HM
The United Brethern [sic] Church building and bell tower were built in 1874. By 2004 the original wooden bell house had been modified to remove the gothic gables. In 2007, a [sic] appropriate, but not original gothic steeple was built on the . . . — — Map (db m13700) HM
Warner Bateman, nephew of the village founder Jonathan Wright, was an “agent” on the Underground Railroad. An “agent” was one who provided assistance to runaway slaves on their way to freedom. As an attorney, Bateman was in . . . — — Map (db m13692) HM
Jonah Thomas purchased the lot on your left (200 South Main) from village founder Jonathan Wright in 1833 for $30 and built the front portion of the building as his home and a harness shop. As a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), Thomas was . . . — — Map (db m228588) HM
Named after Springboro's founder, the Jonathan Wright Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was organized in December 2000. — — Map (db m228627) HM
