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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Troy
Troy, Ohio and Vicinity
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| | The 1804 Iddings House is the oldest structure on its original site in Miami County. A second generation American and cousin to General “Mad” Anthony Wayne, Benjamin Iddings brought his wife, Phoebe, and six of their ten children up the . . . — — Map (db m18429) HM |
| On North Market Street (Ohio Route 55) at West Staunton Road (County Route 14), on the left when traveling north on North Market Street. |
| | Clayton Brunkner was one of the founders of the WACo
Aircraft Company which relocated to Troy from Medina,
Ohio in 1923. WACO quickly became the largest commercial
builder of aircraft in the world. The original plant was on
Union St, near the . . . — — Map (db m136226) HM |
| On West Main Street (Ohio Route 41), on the left when traveling west. |
| |
Log Jail built here, 1808
Log Jailers house built beside it
in 1810. A second floor over both
served as
Troy’s second courthouse 1811- 1824.
Troy’s fourth courthouse—
Two-story, Greek Revival, brick building
with columns in . . . — — Map (db m107364) HM |
| | The “Dilts Warehouse”, the first manufacturing location used by the Advance Aircraft Company of Troy, a company later to become the WACO Aircraft Company. It produced airplanes in Troy from 1923-1928. The location was also a former . . . — — Map (db m19751) HM |
| On Walnut Grove-Clark County Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Elizabeth Township was founded in 1807. The Elizabeth Township House was built about 1870, serving as the community's assembly hall. The building is similar to the seven remaining one-room, brick schoolhouses, built throughout the township between . . . — — Map (db m28340) HM |
| On Water Street at Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling east on Water Street. |
| | This location, 209 East Water Street, was at one time one of the manufacturing locations for The Hayner Distillery Company of Troy, Ohio, noted for shipping their mail order alcohol products to their customers nation wide and for the development of . . . — — Map (db m19754) HM |
| On Dixie Highway (County Route 25- A), on the right when traveling north. |
| | In front of you is a “footprint” of Lock 12 using a portion of the lock stones from the original Lock 12. It’s constructed in accordance with the original dimensions of Lock 12. The historic display is placed on land owned by the City of . . . — — Map (db m104415) HM |
| On Dixie Hwy (County Route 25A), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Founded on March 24, 1917 by C.C. Hobart, his wife Ella and sons, Charles, Edward and William, Hobart Brothers Company was built on C.C.’s interest and experience in manufacturing. He had worked for the Edison Electrical Illuminating Company in . . . — — Map (db m104450) HM |
| On West Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | During World War II, forty of Troy's teenage girls, their mothers, and volunteers operated a free canteen service for troops on the platform of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station. The group began as a few neighborhood girls providing magazines to . . . — — Map (db m19746) HM |
| On West Main Street (Ohio Route 41) near South Plum Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| |
Erected in
1847
out of the brick of the first Miami
County Courthouse, which was located
on the Public Square and razed in 1845 — — Map (db m107374) HM |
| On Great Miami River Recreational Trail (County Route 25A), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Construction of the Miami Extension of the Miami and Erie Canal, which included Troy, began around 1834. Lock 12 was built in 1836. General William Henry Harrison and other dignitaries officially opened the Troy section on July 4, 1837. The canal . . . — — Map (db m122871) HM |
| Near Miami and Erie Canal Bike Path. |
| | It all began with the Great Miami River, as the early pioneers sought ways to get their goods to market in New York. The landscape made this an impossible route to drive cattle so the pioneers built flatboats and rafts to float their wheat, corn, . . . — — Map (db m136140) HM |
| On West Main Street (Ohio Route 41) at North Short Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| |
In recognition of
the patriotism of
the people of
Miami County
who oversubscribed their
war savings quota in 1918
this tablet is
gratefully erected by the
Oho War Savings Committee — — Map (db m107362) WM |
| On North Market Street (Ohio Route 55) at West Staunton Road (County Route 14), on the left when traveling north on North Market Street. |
| | Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg, a Troy native, was a member of
NASA’s Astronaut Corps from 1990- 2005. She accrued 1000
hours in space as a mission specialist on four space shuttle
missions- STS-57; STS-70; STS-88, the first international
space station . . . — — Map (db m136227) HM |
| On Water Street at North Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east on Water Street. |
| | Benjamin Overfield (1774-1831), son of a Revolutionary War soldier, opened his tavern in this log house on September 13, 1808. Never moved, it is the oldest surviving building in Troy. The tavern provided food, lodging and space for business and . . . — — Map (db m19747) HM |
| On North Market Street (Ohio Route 55) at West Staunton Road (County Route 14), on the left when traveling north on North Market Street. |
| | Troy resident, Robert N. Hartzell, ws the founder of
Hartzell Propeller Company. When he was still a student
at the University of Cincinnati. Robert visited with his
Oakwood, Ohio neighbor, Orville Wright at his Hawthorn
Hill residence. Since . . . — — Map (db m136228) HM |
| On North Market Street (County Route 193) at East Staunton Road (Ohio Route 55), on the right when traveling north on North Market Street. |
| | War Veterans buried here:
American Revolution:
Aaron Tullis 1753-1840
Alexander Telford 1759-1844
John W. Meredith 1760-1844
Indian Campaigns:
William Gahagan, Scout for Gen. Wayne, 1794
War of 1812: 25 Soldiers,
. . . — — Map (db m107341) HM |
| On West Main Street (Ohio Route 41) near South Plum Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| |
Sheriff’s House built in 1826
Jail in rear built in 1830.
Both served until 1854, when
the brick sheriff’s house and
the stone jail across the street
were completed. — — Map (db m107375) HM |
| On Old Staunton Road (County Route 256), on the left when traveling west. |
| | In memory of
Veterans
Revolutionary War and
War of 1812
They served with honor — — Map (db m97837) WM |
| | Side A: Thomas Cemetery
Thomas Cemetery is the resting place for many of Concord Township's and Miami County's early settlers. The cemetery is maintained by Concord Township.
This marker was placed here in Miami County's and Concord . . . — — Map (db m28352) HM |
| Near Troy- Sidney Road (Route 14) at Adams Street. |
| | To the memory
of the defenders
of our flag
1861- 1865 — — Map (db m136158) WM |
| On East Franklin at East Franklin, on the right when traveling west on East Franklin. |
| | American Presbyterian
and Reformed
Historical Site
#62
(logo)
registered by
the
Presbyterian Historical
Society
Philadelphia, Pa. — — Map (db m136189) HM |
| On Riverside Dr., on the right when traveling west. |
| | Dedicated to those men and
women who served America
in times of peace and war
May 30, 1992 — — Map (db m90711) WM |
| On South Market Street (Ohio Route 55) at West Main Street (Ohio Route 41), on the left when traveling north on South Market Street. |
| | Miami County formed and Troy chosen as county seat in 1807. Andrew Wallace laid out Public Square as site of Courthouse, and surveyed first 87 lots of Troy, bounded by Water, Clay, Canal, and Oxford Streets.
Two-story brick Courthouse, 40' x . . . — — Map (db m76522) HM |
| Near Great Miami River Recreational Trail (County Route 25A). |
| | The Twin Arch stone culvert was constructed in 1837 as part of the “extension” of the original Miami and Erie Canal which ran from Dayton to Piqua. The purpose of the Twin Arch was to carry stream water from the Howell Ditch under the . . . — — Map (db m122981) HM |
| On South Market Street (Ohio Route 55) at East Franklin Street, on the right when traveling south on South Market Street. |
| | The Morris House / Lollis Hotel was built in 1852 by a group of businessmen headed by Troy
merchant, Preserved Smith. The incomplete hotel was sold to Charles Morris in 1854. He
completed the structure and operated it as the Morris House Hotel. . . . — — Map (db m136317) HM |
| On South Co Road (County Route 25A), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Historic WACO Field was acquired in February of 1997 by the WACO
Historical Society Inc. with the goal of creating a vintage flying field in
the Troy community where WACO airplanes were manufactured from
1923- 1946. Local and regional businesses . . . — — Map (db m136318) HM |
| On County Road 25A, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Founded in 1921 as the Weaver Aircraft Company and located in Lorain, Ohio, the Waco Aircraft Company relocated to Troy in March 1923. It was the first aircraft company to use assembly line production and shock strut landing gear. Leading all . . . — — Map (db m40631) HM |
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