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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8W2_squatters-house_Springboro-OH.html
This oldest building in the historic district was the home of Griffy Griffis five years before the village was founded by Jonathan Wright in 1815. Since Griffis had no legal right to the property, it became known as the "Squatter's House." Wright …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VW_edward-potts-house-john-potts-house_Springboro-OH.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VV_harry-pence-house_Springboro-OH.html
Harry Pence grew up on a family farm nearby and later became a successful businessman who lived in Minneapolis. He had this Queen Anne style house built for his parents, Charles and Ruth Pence. Harry's brother Warren along with his wife Clara and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VU_odd-fellows-hall_Springboro-OH.html
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) began in England in the 1700s as an association of common laborers who met together for fellowship and mutual aid. This was so unusual at the time that members were called "Odd Fellows," and the name stu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VT_tommy-miller-house_Springboro-OH.html
Tommy Miller had this house built on the foundation of an earlier home that had served for a time as a parsonage for the Methodist church. Possible traces of an Underground Railroad hiding place from that earlier era are still evident in the basem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VS_united-brethern-sic-church-of-springboro_Springboro-OH.html
The United Brethern [sic] Church building and bell tower were built in 1874. By 2004 the original wooden bell house had been modified to remove the gothic gables. In 2007, a [sic] appropriate, but not original gothic steeple was built on the origi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VQ_lynn-o-eaton-memorial-pin-oak_Springboro-OH.html
This pin oak tree has been placed here in living memory of Lynn O. Eaton, a charter member of the Springboro Lions Club. Lion Eaton was ever ready to assist his fellow man in all and every manner needed. He served in many civic offices and was alw…
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…