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Miller, Eva (Phillips) (1865-1949): See: People/Individuals/M-Q
MAY, 1849: (This month; exact day unknown) Plans laid for route of the Four Mile Valley Railroad - including Darrtown station.
MAY 3, 2006: Darrtown native Virgil Alston inducted to the Miami University Athletic Hall of Fame - Cross County Track and Field 1944.
May
"Hover here for a tip."
The addition of this video ensures that the GenWeb information remains available (at this website), in the event that it is ever removed from the GenWeb site.
Click to see the new OHGen video page.
... when making a phone call
THEN, consider that... DURING SUCH A TIME, telephone companies in small communities (like Darrtown, in the early 1900s) DID NOT OPERATE around the clock.
That's how it was, when the following April 1927 news item appeared. See: Darrtown switchboard hours announced.
You may be familiar with the types of lettuce listed at the right.
Click the following link to see why Darrtown native, Dale Bufler remembers Willow Patch lettuce.
involved calling a switchboard operator and asking the operator to place/connect the call for you.
The History section of the Darrtown website has been revised ... to include a NEW PAGE with a video of text that
describes Darrtown's early years. The text was excerpted from the Ohio GenWeb website.
Test your knowledge of what these three men had in common.
1. All three men were born in Ohio.
2. Only one of the three played multiple sports at Miami University.
3. Two of the three were buried in the Darrtown cemetery.
4. Only one of the three taught and coached at the high school level.
5. Only two of the three coached or managed a team to a world championship.
6. Each of the three received a doctorate degree from Miami University.
FALSE. Weeb Ewbank was born in Richmond, Indiana. Paul Brown was born in Norwalk, Ohio and Walter Alston was born in Venice, Ohio - which is now known as Ross, Ohio.
Click the links below to see the answer for statement number...
FALSE. All three played multiple sports while attending Miami University.
FALSE. Only Alston is buried in the Darrtown cemetery. Ewbank is buried in Oxford, Ohio and Brown is buried in Massilon, Ohio.
FALSE. All three taught at the high school level.
FALSE. All three led teams to World Championships.
TRUE. All three received honorary Doctorate degrees from Miami University - during the same ceremony. Click the "3 MIAMI MEN" link to read more about the event.
To see more about these men and some things they had in common, visit the Three Miami Men page.
Which of the following statements is true?
COMMUNITY
BULLETIN
BOARD
FRIDAY, MAY 31 AND SATURDAY, JUNE 1
from 8 AM to 3 PM daily
...with yard sales throughout the village!
Consequently, it was not surprising that a COMMUNITY-WIDE ALERT was raised a few weeks back, after an animal was seen crossing Main Street, in the middle of town.
As it turned out, the route taken by the two-legged critter, produced an answer to an age-old question; one that has perplexed civilization for centuries.
Read more about this event at: Age-old question answered.
Revisions have been made to the Darr Family page and...
...new information has been added about where Johnny Darr likely lived - before he moved to a "tumbled-down" shack, near the north end of Darrtown.
Visit the Darr Family page and review the "Webmaster notes" section.
Click the following link to see a news item about local efforts to name the Alston Highway.
...that the part of State Route 177 that runs through Darrtown is officially known as the "Walter 'Smokey' Alston Memorial Highway."
BUT, DO YOU KNOW ...
▶︎ WHEN it was officially named?
▶︎ WHAT was required to make it official?
SPEAKING OF
In late March, Hall of Fame sports announcer, Marty Brennaman, spoke at Hamilton's Fitton Center and Darrtown was represented!
RIGHT: This photo shows Darrtown native, Dale Bufler, seated in the front row. Click the following link to see the image enlarged.
Click to see a video of: An Evening with Marty Brennaman
During the Brennaman video, Marty refers to an interview that he and Joe had with famed pitcher, Whip Willis (aka - Jonathan Winters). Here is a link to that radio interview.
will help you guess the Darrtown business named in a 1987 newspaper ad.
▶ Like the song ... "the Duke of _______ ."
▶︎ The motto was, "First, from the _____"︎
▶︎ A sound that is reflected is called an _____.
Click the link at the right to see the
...then, perhaps these hints...
Last month's newsletter reported a group of gypsie families gathering at a campground near Darrtown. That triggered a memory for Darrrtown native, Rick Martin.
Darrtown Pike began as a trail through the forest.
Kay Weiss contributed an 1838 newspaper item about a meeting to construct a turnpike from Hamilton to Darrtown, Fairhaven, and Oxford. See: Turnpike discussed
…on Lane’s Mill, going through the bridge, towards McGonigle; it was on the right. There were still remnants of a log cabin there in the 60s - just a couple of logs. My father’s family used it in the 30s. It would be a good place for a metal detector."
The top link at the right shows an image of an 1898 newspaper article with names of newly-hired Milford Township educators - along with the names of area schools not commonly known in the 21st century.
The bottom link provides a typed version of the same article.
To see the names of all known Milford Twp. educators, visit the Faculty page.
For years, residents of Darrtown and vicinity have shared a neighborly attitude. In a phrase, they "look out for each other."
MAY 5, 2012: "Walter Alston Day" at Miami University's McKie Field - with parade from Darrtown to Oxford.
MAY 7, 1919: Tank show in Darrtown; estimated 500 people saw the military machine that hastened the end of WWI. See L.A. Miller's diary entry for May 7, 1919.
MAY 13, 1892: Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 578 organized in Darrtown (per entry in L.A. Miller's 1932 diary).
MAY 20, 1871: Darrtown Odd Fellows Lodge announced receipt of official charter from the state IOOF organization.
WHO AM I?
For some hints to my identity, hover your cursor over the following icons.
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Here is the answer...
My name is Freda Circle.
If you would like to nominate someone for a future "Who Am I?" game, contact the webmaster.
Even if you are unfamiliar with the person who is the object of the question, you may learn some Darrtown history, by playing the game.
This activity is designed to recognize people associated with Darrtown.
Thomas, Donald Gordon (1943-2008): See: People/Individuals/R-Z
Wiley, Ronald, L. (1937-2024): See: People/Individuals/R-Z
