Wheeler Tavern

Wheeler Tavern is an Ohio historical marker in Hardin County.

Hardin County · Intersection of TWP Rd 144 and Twp Rd 265, Kenton, OH, 43326 -- NW corner of intersection of TWP Rd 144 and Twp Rd 265

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Side A: 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. Side B: Same

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Marker data: Ohio Historical Markers program, Ohio History Connection (Remarkable Ohio)

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