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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VP_the-lyceum_Springboro-OH.html
The fraternal order of the Knights of Pythias was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1864 as an organization dedicated to healing the wounds and hatred of the Civil War. The members of the local Springboro Lodge No. 574 built this meeting hall with a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VO_mahlon-wright-house-site-circa-1818_Springboro-OH.html
Built in 1919, this building was the first gasoline station in Springboro and served as the bus maintenance facility for Springboro Community City Schools from 1945 to 2001. This shop replaced the home of Mahlon Wright, a son of the village founde…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VM_jack-decker-house_Springboro-OH.html
This site was purchased by Josiah Townsend in 1827 for $50. In 1830, the property was sold for $1,500, suggesting that a house was built on the property sometime before 1830. Emmor Bailey, a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), bought the h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VL_john-bateman-house-site_Springboro-OH.html
John Bateman was a local tanner who had his house, storehouse, and workshop on this site. The house now located at 440 South Main was built circa 1869 by Joseph Haines, a carpenter who built a number of Springboro homes in the mid and late 1800s. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VK_warner-bateman-house_Springboro-OH.html
Warner Bateman, nephew of the village founder Jonathan Wright, was an "agent" on the Underground Railroad. An "agent" was one who provided assistance to runaway slaves on their way to freedom. As an attorney, Bateman was in the difficult position …