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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCZY_junior-girls-canteen-1943-1946_Troy-OH.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCZW_hanktown_Laura-OH.html
Side A:Hanktown, settled in 1846, was home to eighty-nine of the three hundred and eighty-three slaves, owned by John Randolph (1773-1833), a wealthy Virginian landowner and cousin to President Thomas Jefferson. Randolph had decided to free the sl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCME_vice-admiral-stephen-clegg-rowan_Piqua-OH.html
(Left):Erected in honor ofVice AdmiralStephen Clegg RowanU.S. Navy. Born in Ireland Dec. 25th 1808Died in Washington, D.C. Mar. 31st 1890. Received Special Vote of Thanks of Congressfor Distinguished Services Feb. 7th 1863.(Right):Vice Admir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC8C_tipp-city-veterans-memorial_Tipp-City-OH.html
In Honor of All Who Serve"Day is doneGone the sunFrom the hillsFrom the lakesFrom the skyAll is wellSafely restGod is nigh"
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC3G_1804-iddings-log-house_Troy-OH.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC3D_west-milton-friends-meeting_West-Milton-OH.html
The West Milton Friends Meeting, established as a meeting for worship May 14, 1874, was made a preparative meeting of West Branch Monthly Meeting, May 15, 1883. It became a monthly meeting on May 21, 1927 by action of West Branch Quarterly Meeting…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC3B_west-milton-korean-war-memorial_West-Milton-OH.html
A Korean War Memorial1950 to 19535.7 Million Americans Served55,000 Americans Killed103,000 Were Wounded and8200 Americans Missing in ActionDedicated 24 December 1988
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC2D_miami-and-erie-canal-lock-15_Tipp-City-OH.html
[Side A:]This section of the Miami and Erie Canal, constructed from 1833-1837, was vital to this region's commerce and development. It allowed for farmers and businesses to get their goods to larger markets at a lower cost and faster speed than by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBCS_public-square_Piqua-OH.html
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 poi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBBM_shawnee-bridge_Piqua-OH.html
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…
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