In the mid-1700s, France found its influence waning among midwestern tribes as it contested for Native American trade and military alliances with Great Britain. Shortly after Miami Chief Memeskia (also known as Old Britain or La Demoiselle) moved . . . — — Map (db m19875) HM
Metal marker also has pictures of three aircraft, the Spitfire, the P-47 Thunderbolt, and the P-51 Mustang
Stone Inscription:
Domenic Salvatore Gentile
Son of Paquale and Josephine Gentile
R.A.F. 8/41
U.S.A.F. 9/42 . . . — — Map (db m17160) HM
On March 20, 1868, the Ohio General Assembly passed a revision to the Ohio Revised Code allowing for a municipality and a township to join together in purchasing land for a shared cemetery. On April 24, 1868, the Washington Township Trustees passed . . . — — Map (db m17140) HM
Prior to 1905, physicians in the Upper Miami Valley took care of surgical procedures in their offices or in the case of emergencies or serious illness on the patient's own kitchen table. Under these circumstances, cleanliness was difficult to . . . — — Map (db m29911) HM
[View of left side of marker]
Mustered in Aug. 23, 1862
Battles Participated in by
The 94th O.V.I. Commanded by
Col. Joseph W. Frizell.
Perryville, KY. October 8, 1862
Stone River, Tenn. Dec. 31, 1862 – Jan. 3, 1863 . . . — — Map (db m26817) HM
J. Scott Garbry, a 1986 inductee into the Ohio Conservation Hall of Fame, had a lifelong commitment and passion for conservation, historic preservation, and education. His gift of land and artifacts to the Upper Valley JVS led to the creation of the . . . — — Map (db m17150) HM
Beginning in 1794, Colonel Johnston was a prominent Mason for 66 years. While serving as secretary of Washington lodge No. 59, F. & A. M. (Philadelphia), he was delegated to participate in President George Washington's Masonic funeral. Colonel . . . — — Map (db m26779) HM
With the intention of becoming a "gentleman farmer," John Johnston began development of his Upper Piqua farm in 1808 with a two-story log cabin and this double pen log barn. The surrounding outer sheds were built to protect the log pens from the . . . — — Map (db m95026) HM
Completed in 1837, the limestone lock nine served as a catalyst for the growth of Piqua. The lock helped connect the village to Cincinnati (1837) and Toledo (1845) by way of the Miami and Erie Canal. German immigrants traveled up the canal from . . . — — Map (db m17277) HM
Lock Nine Park and the surrounding area has been the site for many of the major events in the history of Piqua and the Great Miami River Valley. As the crossroads for at least five major transportation systems, the area typifies various periods of . . . — — Map (db m17278) HM
The dams
of the Miami Conservancy District are for
Flood Prevention Purposes
their use for power development
or for storage
would be a menace to
the cities below.
Lockington
one of five dams
built by the Miami
Conservancy District
for . . . — — Map (db m95070) HM
Main Street began as a Native American trail that paralleled the Great Miami River. The trail took a shortcut across the east bend of the river thus creating the route that would become the center of the future City of Piqua. This early trail became . . . — — Map (db m17313) HM
Governor Clinton of New York broke ground
for the canal on July 21, 1825 just below
Middletown.
Built
in sections,
the
canal
was opened from the Ohio River to Lake
Erie in l845.
It
was
248.8 miles long.
rose to
a summit at Loramie of . . . — — Map (db m166802) HM
Erected in tribute to the veterans who served our country in all its wars
Presented to the City of Piqua by the Piqua Rangers Drill Team Dedicated May 29, 1966 — — Map (db m17299) HM
Side A: Piqua's Early African-American Heritage African-American history began in Piqua with the settlement of Arthur Davis in 1818 and expanded with the settlement of the freed Randolph slaves of Virginia in 1846. African-American . . . — — Map (db m17147) HM
Side A:Piqua's Vietnam Home Front Local views on the Vietnam War mirrored national attitudes of pride and confusion. Piqua citizens participated in the “Letters for Life” campaign in 1970 for prisoners of war. Piqua Daily Call assistant news . . . — — Map (db m17319) HM
This doughnut-shaped mound with an inner ditch was probably built by
the Adena people who lived here between 1000 B.C. and A.D. 100. Its
exact function is not known, but it may have been ceremonial.
The Adena practiced some crude farming, . . . — — Map (db m166807) HM
[Top half of Marker]
Erected 1898 by the Piqua Chapter,
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution in commemoration of
the last Battle of the French and
Indian War, fought near this spot,
1763.
[Bottom half of . . . — — Map (db m26824) HM
Piqua's public square, like in many mid-western communities, functions as the historical and cultural center of the city. Long after government buildings have moved to newer and larger sites, the public square maintains its status as the focal . . . — — Map (db m17367) HM
On November 14, 1935, the rural electrification movement got its start in Piqua with the installation of the first electric pole financed by the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). In partnership with the Miami Rural Electric Cooperative, . . . — — Map (db m17283) HM
The 1915 Shawnee (Lorimer) Bridge was dedicated in part to the forty-four men, women and children who lost their lives in the 1913 flood. The waters of the Great Miami River broke free from their banks on March 25, 1913 and devastated the areas of . . . — — Map (db m17322) HM
The smokehouse which stood on this spot
may at one time have been connected to the
springhouse by a covered walk or porch. Evidence of butchering was found in the area.
The Johnstons not only preserved meat for
their own use, but produced . . . — — Map (db m166806) HM
The Great Miami River regularly overflowed its banks during the early years of Piqua's history. The first recorded flood hit the pioneer settlers in April of 1805. During the next one hundred years the Great Miami River flooded Piqua on nine . . . — — Map (db m165767) HM
The original of this building was erected in
October of 1829. It was used for the storage of
fermented apple cider, some of which the
Johnstons sold.
Hard cider could be kept from one harvest
season to the next if stored under fairly . . . — — Map (db m166803) HM
The Johnston house had a paved courtyard
outside the kitchen door. The wall around it
may have kept animals out of the area. The
stonework and courtyard structures have
been rebuilt over original remains.
The building beside the covered . . . — — Map (db m166804) HM
The Johnstons sold dried apples, which were
processed in the original of this reconstructed fruit kiln. Sliced apples were placed
on trays in the kiln, the doors closed, and a
fire built in the firebox underneath. It took
about 24 hours to dry a . . . — — Map (db m166805) HM
The Citizens of Piqua dedicate this memorial.
We are proud of your Piqua heritage and birth. As musical ambassadors, you have achieved world wide fame and made the world a better place.
Dedicated June 3, 1990
John, Herbert, Harry, . . . — — Map (db m17298) HM
The roots of Huntersville began when John and Elizabeth Hilliard purchased this former Shawnee tribal land in 1797 from Ohio's largest land speculator Judge John Symmes. When Symmes defaulted on his payments, the Hilliards found themselves . . . — — Map (db m17291) HM
(Left):Erected in honor of Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan U.S. Navy. Born in Ireland Dec. 25th 1808 Died in Washington, D.C. Mar. 31st 1890. Received Special Vote of Thanks of Congress for Distinguished Services Feb. 7th 1863. . . . — — Map (db m19195) HM
Airman First Class William H. Pitsenbarger Rescue and Survival Specialist
Born: July 8, 1944, Piqua, Ohio
Son of W. F. and Irene Pitsenbarger
Graduated Piqua High School Class of 1962
Died: April 11, 1966, near Cam My, Vietnam
Airman . . . — — Map (db m166809) HM WM
Side A: William Moore McCulloch
William McCulloch was born in Holmes County where he was educated in a one-room schoolhouse before moving to Wooster to attend high school and the College of Wooster. He attained prominence as Ohio's Speaker of . . . — — Map (db m29828) HM
William Pitsenbarger was born in Piqua, Ohio, on July 8, 1944, the only
child of Irene and Frank Pitensbarger. He graduated from Piqua Central
High School in 1962. After graduation, he enlisted in the Air Force and
became a pararescue and . . . — — Map (db m136177) WM
