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
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
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
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
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
The Fleur-de-lis, Union Jack, and Stars and Stripes all have flown over this corner of Northwestern Pennsylvania. The Fleur-de-lis was brought here by Captain Celoron de Blainville in 1749. The British flag was probably flown at the Buckaloons a . . . — — Map (db m306465) HM
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It all started in June 1974 when Franklin Judge J.T. Riley decided to replace the white building pictured here. It was reputed that the right portion was where J.N.C. Schenck had his store and post office. He . . . — — Map (db m26551) HM
Hopewell
Hopewell was the family home of General Andrew Pickens, Revolutionary War hero and Indian Commissioner, and his wife, Rebecca Calhoun Pickens. Their son, Andrew Pickens, S.C. Governor, 1816-1818, later owned Hopewell, and it was the . . . — — Map (db m9586) HM
Born in Warren County, Ohio, to Asahel C. and Meeky (Bobo) Bates, John Calhoun Bates completed his medical study at the Eclectic Medical Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1850. He then moved to Florida where he began practicing medicine. Dr. Bates . . . — — Map (db m217499) HM
The Lebanon Academy school was
opened in 1844. Built in the Greek
Revival style, it has a pediment roof,
and three column-like brick piers.
In 1854, an attempt to make it a
school of science failed. The first
session of the Southwestern . . . — — Map (db m249349) HM
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Walkable Warren
Walkable Warren is a local initiative intended to promote healthy lifestyles by encouraging foot traffic and bicycling as alternative modes of travel in and around the City of Warren. Warren has a wealth of . . . — — Map (db m307074) HM
Prejudice against foreigners, poor leadership, and circumstances conspired against German-born Gen. Franz Sigel and his troops. Sigel was late to the Battle of Cedar Mountain after leaving Sperryville on August 8, 1862, because of confusing . . . — — Map (db m173040) HM
[south panel]Erected in 1931 by the United States Government to commemorate the life and public service of Colonel Benjamin Hawkins who was born in Warren County, N.C. August 15, 1754 and died at the Creek Indian Agency on . . . — — Map (db m186672) HM
Side A Camp Joy was born at the site of Seven Hills Neighborhood House and original location of St. Barnabas Episcopal Mission Church. Displacement and loss caused by Ohio River flood of 1937 inspired St. Barnabas’ rector and his wife, . . . — — Map (db m134938) HM
The King Mansion. Built of bricks of clay from the Little Miami River, the King Mansion has stood majestically overlooking the town of Kings Mills since 1885. The home of industrialist Ahimaaz King and the first house in Kings Mills, this . . . — — Map (db m118361) HM
The house at 210 W. Main Street was built in 1818 by Phineas Ross, an attorney and the cashier of the first bank in Warren County. Here, on Nov. 13, 1822, his sister Sarah married future Ohio Governor and U.S. Senator Thomas Corwin. Ross died in . . . — — Map (db m246524) HM
In honor of the many contributions to the community by Kash D. Amburgy (1922-2002), minister, salesman, and home builder. Kash Amburgy became a household name in greater Cincinnati because of television commercials for his "Big Bargain Barn" . . . — — Map (db m302827) HM
The Native American most closely identified with our region is Guyasuta of the Seneca Nation. His name has many different spellings and it is said to mean, (Gayahsö:dö')“Standing Paddle.”
Guyasuta was a Seneca Wolf Clan chief before his nephew . . . — — Map (db m248506) HM
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
Schenck-Stanton Rally, October 3, 1868 Franklin native General Robert C. Schenck was campaigning for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1868 to represent Ohio's Third Congressional District. In what one account called a . . . — — Map (db m227789) 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
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
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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 oldest known structure standing in Franklin, the Old Log Post Office is a reminder of the links the community's earliest members maintained to the rest of the young state of Ohio and to the United States during the early nineteenth century. . . . — — Map (db m26549) HM
South Lebanon, once called Deerfield, is the oldest town in Warren County. Settled in 1795, the community has a rich history of veteran service and sacrifice. Captain Nathan Kelly, Captain Ephraim Kibbey, Stephen Brant, Jonathan Trovillo and . . . — — Map (db m302825) HM
Early in 1861, when the state first voted on secession, Warren County residents, like many Tennesseans, opposed it. When balloting next occurred in June 1861, however, sentiment overwhelmingly favored secession, and county residents voted nearly 100 . . . — — Map (db m83055) HM
The Harris Ford Bridge provided a crossing for Warren County citizens. Built in 1887, it crossed Big Pine Creek, connecting the town of Attica with coal fields near Carbondale. The bridge carried traffic for 113 years. In 2000 it was replaced by . . . — — Map (db m244965) HM
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 Stillwater . . . — — Map (db m18429) 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
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The location of this kiosk was once an island flanked by the Allegheny River on the south side and a Mill Race on the north. The island was home to sawmills, a sash and blind factory, and barrel works.
After you . . . — — Map (db m306912) HM
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