Circa 1835
Jonah Thomas bought this building in 1837 when he moved his home and harness shop from across the street at 200 South Main. As a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, Thomas opened his home as a "station" on the Underground Railroad, a place that offered assistance to runaway slaves during their flight to freedom. The Thomas family also made room in their home for a 2,000 volume community library which was open to everyone in Springboro - one of the first circulating libraries in Ohio. In 1909 the southern half of the building housed the Farmers Bank of Springboro, the first bank in town.| HM Number | HM8W5 |
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| Placed By | Old Springboro |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 9:30am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 737700 N 4381933 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.55418333, -84.23341667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 33.251', W 84° 14.005' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 33' 15.06" N, 84° 14' 0.30" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 513, 937 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 219-247 S Main St, Springboro OH 45066, US |
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