Remarkable Ohio

Serpent Mound Marker

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ALERT: This marker was inadvertently given a non-Adams County number, 1-8. There is another 1-8 in Brown County, 'Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home.'

Title, side A
Rome
Text, side A
(Stout Post Office) A thriving riverport in the 19th Century, founded in 1835 by William Stout. Elisha Stout, son of William, born and raised here, was one of the founding fathers of Omaha, Nebraska, and Denver, Colorado. Former site of Adamsville which served as the county seat of Adams County from Dec., 1797, to Dec., 1798. A log courthouse and jail were erected here to serve the public.
Address
Across from 21107 US 52
Rome, OH 45660
Location
On US 52 just E of Upper Rome Road
Coordinates
Latitude: 38.6662800, Longitude: -83.3755640.
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