Wheeler Tavern : Marker #9-33 - Ohio Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Wheeler Tavern was built by Portius Wheeler, an early pioneer of Hardin County, around 1835 near the Shawnee Ford of the Scioto River. According to local historians this was the first brick residence constructed in Hardin County. Tradition maintains that Wheeler Tavern was a station on the Underground Railroad, a network of contacts and places that aided escaping slaves making their way to the free North.

It's not indicated on the sign if the building by the sign is the original tavern, but I took a picture of it with the sign anyhow.

Marker Number: 9-33 County: Hardin Significance of Location: Building or House Bicentenial Mark: no Additional Coordinate: Not Listed Additional Coordinate description: Not listed Website address: Not listed

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