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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UF6_stillwell-cemetery-veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Oxford-OH.html
In remembrance of
our fallen heroes
known only but to God
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UF5_stillwells-corners-historical_Oxford-OH.html
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A cemetery was established on the site in 1811 and became the final resting place for many of the area's early pioneer families. The Hanover Township Trustees obtained title to the land in 1823 from John and Anna Farnsworth, and it was exp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MQS_the-black-pughs-mill-covered-bridge_Oxford-OH.html
FrontOne of the few remaining covered bridges in southwestern Ohio and the only one in Butler County on its original site, this bridge was built in 1868-1869 to give access to a saw and grist mill owned by James B. Pugh on Four Mile (Tallawanda) C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGLR_the-verlin-l-pulley-tower_Oxford-OH.html
The life of Verlin L. Pulley waslong intertwined with Miami University.A member of the class of 1925A trustee from 1959 to 1965A resident orf Oxford since graduationand mayor of Oxford from 1936-1940The founder of Capitol Varsity Cleaning Companyo…
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In honor of all veteranswho proudly servedour country and flag
Gratefully dedicatedto those who offered their livesin the cause of freedom
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Memorial Park"When people get caught up withthat which is right and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGGB_william-holmes-mcguffey_Oxford-OH.html
Who, while professor in MiamiUniversity compiled the famousMcGuffey Readers which establishedthe social standards of the GreatMiddle West of the United Statesfor three-quarters of a century.
Professor of Miami University 1825-36President of Ohi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFYK_the-legend-of-the-baby-in-the-well_Oxford-OH.html
This original dug well relates to one of the several fascinating legends of Zachariah and Elizabeth DeWitt. As reported by Ralph McGinnis in The History of Oxford, Ohio, from the Earliest Days to the Present, Zachariah heard Elizabeth's screams as…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFYD_the-dewitt-family-the-dewitt-log-homestead_Oxford-OH.html
Side A: The DeWitt FamilyZachariah Price DeWitt was born of a Dutch family in New Jersey in 1768. With brothers Jacob and Peter, he migrated to Kentucky where, in 1790, he married Elizabeth Teets, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1774. By 1805 all …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFY3_the-restoration-movement-doty-settlement-cemetery_Oxford-OH.html
Side A: The Restoration MovementIn the early years of the nineteenth century, a religious unrest known as the Second Great Awakening spread across much of the American frontier. Among the most influential of the evolving religious organizations we…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFX8_the-doty-settlement-the-pioneer-farmstead_Oxford-OH.html
Side A: The Doty SettlementAs Oxford Township was developing in the mid-1800s, a cluster of farmsteads near its northern border was designated the "Doty Settlement." As was the custom, the community took its name from a prominent family in the are…