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Circa 1831 / Circa 1832
The house on the right (45 South Main) appears to have been built circa 1832 by Joshua Trotter. In 1837, Trotter sold the house to John and Mary Potts, who were "conductors" on the Underground Railroad, persons who risked their lives and property to escort runaway slaves on their flight to freedom. The house on the left (55 South Main) was built circa 1831 by Job Burton. He sold the house to Edward Potts in 1836. Edward, like his brother John, was also a "conductor". Both houses are significant examples of early Federal style brick buildings.Details
| HM Number | HM8VW |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Home, Small Business |
| Marker Type | Historic Building |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Mounted |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 11:28am PDT -07:00 |
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| Location Description | Marker is located near the southwest corner of the building at 45 S. Main Street affixed to the brick wall. |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 737710 N 4382126 |
| Decimal Degrees | 39.55591667, -84.23323333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 33.355', W 84° 13.994' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 33' 21.3000" N, 84° 13' 59.6400" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 513, 937 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 59 OH-741, Springboro OH 45066, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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