Bullskin Trace
Hatton Lukens Park, Harveysburg, Ohio

Approximately 1/2 mile east of this point lies the Bullskin Trace. It was an Indian trail that led from the Ohio River to Detroit, Michigan. It was used by such notables as Daniel Boone, Simon Kenton and Tecumseh. It was designated a public highway February 4, 1807, and named the Xenia State Road. It was used during the War of 1812 to transport supplies and troops from the Ohio River to the Great Lakes area. It was also part of the Underground Railroad System.

Dallas R. Bogan [also see article by Dallas, "Bullskin Trace Existed Through Warren County"]
The Warren County Historical Society

Ichabod Corwin Monument

Upon this site in March 1796
Ichabod Corwin
Erected the First Cabin on
Land Which Is now Lebanon, Ohio

This tablet placed by Turtle Creek Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1962

Ohio Historical Marker
Thomas Corwin
(1794-1865)

One of the most effective political orators of his era, Tom Corwin (nicknamed "the Wagon Boy" for his War of 1812 service) resided here from 1839 until his death. A Whig stump speaker known for his wit and eloquence, he was elected governor of Ohio in 1840 and campaigned for William henry Harrison in his presidential victory that year. Corwin servied six terms in Congress and one in the Senate, where he spoke out against the Mexican War in 1847. He also served as secretary of the treasury in the Fillmore administration and as PResident Lincoln's minister to Mexico.
Built and first occupied by Corwin's brother-in-law Phineas Ross in 1818, the Corwin House is representative of Federal-style architecture of this period.

The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Recovery Services of Warren and Clinton Counties, The Ohio Historical Society
2002

Ohio Historical Marker
JOHN EVANS HOUSE

David and Rachel Burnet Evans built this Federal style house in 1836. Their son, Dr. John Evans (1814-1897), nationally known physician, statesman, and educator, lived here as a young man. After graduating from Lynn Medical College in Cincinnati, Dr. Evans became a prominent physician in Indiana and helped establish the Indiana Hospital for the Insane. He is recognized as one of the founders and first president of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as the first governor of the Colorado Territory and is credited for developing the railroad system in Colorado. His desire to institute a system of higher education in the territory led to the founding of Colorado Seminary later known as Denver University. Evanston, Illinois and Mr. Evans near Denver were named in his honor.

Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company
Village of Waynesville
Historic Preservation Board
The Ohio Historical Society
2002

Harmon Hall

In 1913 Harmon Hall was built as a recreational facility by Lebanon-born William E. Harmon. It became a YMCA in 1945. It was leased to the Warren County Historical Society in 1961 for its museum. The society bought the hall in 1981 and built an addition. It is now a nationally acclaimed county museum.

Lebanon Rotary Club - Chartered 1920

Lebanon Academy (front)

The Lebanon Academy school was opened in 1844. Built in the Greek Revival style, it has a pediment roof, and three column-like brick piers. In 1854, an attempt to make it a school of science failed. The first session of the Southwestern Normal School began here in 1855. A college for training teachers, it was founded by Alfred Holbrook.

Lebanon Academy (back)

The college was soon known as the National Normal University. The academy was part of it until 1895. In 1900, it was sold at public auction for $2,125. In 1913, it was rented to the Lebanon Village Schools. They bought it in 1920, and held elementary classes here for nearly 50 years. The academy was purchased by the city in 1975.

Lebanon Rotary Club - Chartered 1920

Lebanon Town Plat

Lebanon was laid out in September of 1802 by four pioneer settlers. Cradled by the forks of Turtle Creek, 100 lots were carved out of the wild, primitive forest. At the time, there were only two cabins in the plat. The boundaries were what are now Silver, South, Water and the alley between Cherry and East streets.

Lebanon Rotary Club - Chartered 1920

Ohio Historical Marker
Justice John McLean
1785-1861

Mounts Station

The first Settlement of the Virginia Military Lands in Warren County was located a short distance west of here by William Mounts in 1795. Dedicated October 6, 1940

[This monument is located in Hamilton Township on the east side of Stubbs Mills Road a short distance north of Route 22 & 3 in Military Survey #520]

also See Mounts Cemetery

The Tharp House

The house at 9 and 11 East Main Street may be the oldest building still standing in Lebanon. Located on Lot No. 1, it was built between 1807 and 1814. In less than 20 years Lebanon grew from a frontier settlement, with fewer than 10 men in1803, to a thriving village of nearly 2,000 citizens in 1820

Lebanon Rotary Club - Chartered 1920

Warren County Veteran's Memorial, Lebanon, Ohio

Bob & Wendy Askin have submitted a link to a photo of  the Warren County (Ohio) Veterans Memorial that is available at http://www.panoramio.com/photo/10258096