An African American Settlement in Rural Shelby County, Ohio
Rumley was a colored community, platted in 1837 by Joel and Wesley Goins, who purchased 400 acres of land. They were freemen from Baltimore, Maryland. The deed to the land was granted and signed by President Van Buren. Over 500 Negroes lived in this general area. About 50 lived in Rumley. The Village was stop on the stage coach route from Lima to Piqua. It had a hotel, sawmill, grocery store, gristmill, brick factory, livery stable and three saloons. There were three schools, three churches, and three black cemeteries in the area. Only the public school and Baptist Church still remain. Rumley could claim many notable African- American inhabitants. Many of these people started to scatter after 1870, but descendants still live in this area.| HM Number | HM1H0U |
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| Year Placed | 2000 |
| Placed By | Shelby County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, August 31st, 2014 at 5:35pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 733882 N 4477420 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.41456667, -84.24346667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 24.874', W 84° 14.608' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 24' 52.44" N, 84° 14' 36.48" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 937, 419 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 14601-14913 Co Hwy 20, Anna OH 45302, US |
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