Historical Markers and War Memorials in North Bend, Ohio

24 entries match your criteria.

Historical Markers and War Memorials in North Bend, Ohio

1 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — Abraham Brower — Neighbor of William Henry Harrison —

in memory of Abraham Brower a pioneer of the Ohio Valley 1822- 1911 — — Map (db m81990) HM

2 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — 47-31 — Benjamin Harrison / William Henry Harrison —

Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was born here on a farm established by his grandfather, William Henry Harrison. A graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Harrison read law in Cincinnati and then moved to Indianapolis to practice. He became active . . . — — Map (db m82635) HM

3 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — Child Of The Revolution / Harrison's Resume — William Henry Harrison Memorial Trail —

Child of the Revolution In the heat of the Revolutionary War, British forces attacked the home of Colonel Benjamin Harrison, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The marauders torched furniture, used cattle . . . — — Map (db m167340) HM

4 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — Congress Green Cemetery / The Miami Purchase — William Henry Harrison Memorial Trail —

Congress Green Cemetery John Cleves Symmes had grand ambitions. He planned to build a large city here, making it the hub of the Northwest Territory. This very spot would be the middle of a bustling town square. Things worked . . . — — Map (db m167342) HM

5 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — Death of a President —

William Henry Harrison was the first president to die in office. He served only thirty-two days. The nation had never before mourned a sitting president. Harrison's body was placed in a glass covered coffin in the East Room of the White . . . — — Map (db m167348) HM

6 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — Fort Finney — Southwest Corner of Ohio —

Fort Finney A company of soldiers from Fort Pitt landed at the mouth of the great Miami, October 28, 1785, and immediately began the building of a fort near this site. It was called “Fort Finney” in honor of Major Walter Finney who . . . — — Map (db m78630) HM

7 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — From Ensign To Captain / The Frontier Politician — William Henry Harrison Memorial Trail —

From Ensign to Captain "If he continues as a military man,” Major John Mills said of William Henry Harrison, "he will be a second Washington." Though Harrison began his military career as a Low-ranked officer, his . . . — — Map (db m167341) HM

8 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — 84-31 — Good Will Fresh Air Camp — "Good Will Fresh Air Farm Spells Happiness to Children; Adults" —

Reverend Richard E. Scully, founder of the Cincinnati Goodwill operated a Fresh Air Camp for women and children in the 1930s and '40s. The camp was part of a 100-acre site with vegetable fields, a swimming pool, tennis courts and horseshoe pits. The . . . — — Map (db m134936) HM

Paid Advertisement

9 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — 8- 31 — John Cleves Symmes — Congress Green Cemetery — Two Subjects, One Marker —

side A Judge John Cleves Symmes of New Jersey purchased a huge tract of land "between the Miamis" (rivers) stretching from the Ohio River to the Greenville Treaty Line that became known as the Miami Purchase. Symmes helped found the . . . — — Map (db m82016) HM

10 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — Life At North Bend / President Harrison — William Henry Harrison Memorial Trail —

Life at North Bend As the War of 1812 concluded, William Henry Harrison resigned his post, content to make public appearances and live a settled life with his family here in North Bend. Though his presidential campaign would . . . — — Map (db m167277) HM

11 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — C — Miami Fort / Fort Finney — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail —

. . . — — Map (db m138782) HM

12 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — Mill Stone —

Mill Stone from the Harrison Mill on Indian Creek North Bend, Ohio, ca 1796-1835 — — Map (db m167346) HM

13 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — North Bend — Corporation Limit Marker —

Home of William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States. Birthplace of Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President — — Map (db m159664) HM

14 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — North Bend —

Home of William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States. Birthplace of Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President. — — Map (db m201210) HM

15 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — Point Farm —

Point Farm given by William Henry Harrison February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841 ninth president of the United States of America to his son, John Scott Harrison, Congressman who reared his son Benjamin Harrison August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901 . . . — — Map (db m241855) HM

16 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — The Political Desert / Tippecanoe and Tyler Too! — William Henry Harrison Memorial Trail —

The Political Desert Recalling the years after he resigned as general, William Henry Harrison confided that he was, "in bad health, in bad spirit and feeling more like a misanthrope than ever in my life before." Though . . . — — Map (db m167291) HM

17 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — The River And The Land / Harrison Tomb and Congress Green Cemetery — William Henry Harrison Memorial Trail —

The River and the Land When William Henry Harrison arrived in Ohio in 1791, this was a plentiful land. Alive with thick forests and flowing streams, the region was home to animals such as buffalo, bear, elk, and wild turkey. . . . — — Map (db m167336) HM

Paid Advertisement

18 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — William Henry Harrison —

. . . — — Map (db m167349) HM WM

19 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — William Henry Harrison — 9th President of The United States of America —

…as long as the love of power is a dominant passion of the human bosom …so long will the liberty of a people depend on its own constant attention to its president. Inaugural Address March 4, 1841 — — Map (db m167350) HM

20 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — William Henry Harrison — 1773 - 1841 —

That the memory of Ohio's first president and gallant soldier William Henry Harrison may be fittingly commemorated this memorial is erected by a grateful state — — Map (db m167351) HM

21 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — William Henry Harrison — 1773 - 1841 —

Ninth president of the United Stats Hero of Tippecanoe Major General in the War of 1812 United States senator from Ohio Governor of the Territory of Indiana — — Map (db m167352) HM WM

22 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — William Henry Harrison —

In honor of our Ninth President William Henry Harrison 1773 - 1841 — — Map (db m201216) HM

23 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — William Henry Harrison Memorial —

William Henry Harrison Secretary of the Northwest Territory Delegate of the Northwest Territory to Congress Territorial Governor of Indiana Member of Congress from Ohio Ohio State Senator United States Senator from Ohio Minister to Colombia Ninth . . . — — Map (db m93185) HM

24 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, North Bend — William Henry Harrison Tomb —

(Text same as Marker Title.) (there are multiple other markers with text on this site) — — Map (db m78754) HM

Include	only matches for ...
	all except for ...