Explorer, surveyor, patriot, statesman, farmer, manufacturer, a leader in education, religion, good government, industry and transportation. Served in the Revolutionary War, the Indian Wars and War of 1812. Founded Lexington, Ky., and built its . . . — — Map (db m26351) HM
The home at 45 Park Avenue was donated
by John R. Fletcher in 1923 to serve as
Oakwood's first public library building,
after the small book lending room at
Harman School was outgrown.
This library served patrons until 1939. — — Map (db m249191) HM
In 1855, William Kramer purchased 60 acres “in a perfectly
wild state, never having known the sound of a woodman's
axe” to create Kramer's Wine & Pleasure Gardens.
Kramer planted vineyards, orchards and flowers and sold his
wine to . . . — — Map (db m315855) HM
In the early 1880s, Adam Schantz, Sr.
purchased approximately 100 acres in this once
wooded, rural area and built his home, stables
and trotting track. Schantz later charged his
family to develop this land into “the most
beautiful addition of . . . — — Map (db m249141) HM
On November 7, 1872, after years of
surveying and planning, Isaac Haas, with
partners Patterson Mitchell, William Dixon
and Gabriel Harman, founded the first
subdivision in what is now the heart of
Oakwood. The newly formed plat . . . — — Map (db m249188) HM
