National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Ohio
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Adams County Paleo-Indian District

Adams County Paleo-Indian District

October 17, 1974
(#74001389)

North of U.S. Route 52 near Sandy Springs[6]
38°36′48″N 83°17′39″W﻿ / ﻿38.613333°N 83.294167°W﻿ / 38.613333; -83.294167﻿ (Adams County Paleo-Indian District)
Green Township

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Buckeye Station

Buckeye Station

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May 1, 1974
(#74001388)

East of Manchester off U.S. Route 52
38°42′22″N 83°32′31″W﻿ / ﻿38.70621°N 83.54194°W﻿ / 38.70621; -83.54194﻿ (Buckeye Station)
Monroe Township

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Cockerill House

Cockerill House

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November 21, 1978
(#78001998)

115 E. Main St.
38°47′41″N 83°32′42″W﻿ / ﻿38.79459°N 83.54508°W﻿ / 38.79459; -83.54508﻿ (Cockerill House)
West Union

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Dayton Power and Light Company Mound

Dayton Power and Light Company Mound

July 30, 1974
(#74001391)

On the grounds of the Dayton Power and Light's Killen Station plant, east of Wrightsville[7]
38°41′20″N 83°28′41″W﻿ / ﻿38.689000°N 83.478000°W﻿ / 38.689000; -83.478000﻿ (Dayton Power and Light Company Mound)
Monroe Township

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Harshaville Covered Bridge

Harshaville Covered Bridge

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March 16, 1976
(#76001357)

Graces Run Rd.[8]
38°54′28″N 83°32′37″W﻿ / ﻿38.90787°N 83.54374°W﻿ / 38.90787; -83.54374﻿ (Harshaville Covered Bridge)
Oliver Township

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Kirker Covered Bridge

Kirker Covered Bridge

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October 29, 1975
(#75001309)

Southwest of West Union off State Route 136
38°47′03″N 83°36′12″W﻿ / ﻿38.78416°N 83.60328°W﻿ / 38.78416; -83.60328﻿ (Kirker Covered Bridge)
Liberty Township

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Gov. Thomas Kirker Homestead

Gov. Thomas Kirker Homestead

November 3, 1975
(#75001310)

Southwest of West Union off State Route 136
38°46′28″N 83°35′57″W﻿ / ﻿38.7745°N 83.59905°W﻿ / 38.7745; -83.59905﻿ (Gov. Thomas Kirker Homestead)
Liberty Township

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Dr. A.C. Lewis House

Dr. A.C. Lewis House

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October 31, 1980
(#80002931)

103 South St.
38°56′28″N 83°39′04″W﻿ / ﻿38.94112°N 83.65109°W﻿ / 38.94112; -83.65109﻿ (Dr. A.C. Lewis House)
Winchester

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Serpent Mound

Serpent Mound

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October 15, 1966
(#66000602)

5 mi (8.0 km) northwest of Locust Grove on State Route 73
39°01′33″N 83°25′49″W﻿ / ﻿39.02573°N 83.43031°W﻿ / 39.02573; -83.43031﻿ (Serpent Mound)
Bratton Township

10

The Ridge

The Ridge

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October 8, 1992
(#92001352)

503 E. 8th St.
38°41′37″N 83°36′16″W﻿ / ﻿38.69349°N 83.60437°W﻿ / 38.69349; -83.60437﻿ (The Ridge)
Manchester

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Treber Inn

Treber Inn

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May 17, 1976
(#76001358)

5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of West Union on State Route 41
38°50′57″N 83°29′14″W﻿ / ﻿38.84921°N 83.4871°W﻿ / 38.84921; -83.4871﻿ (Treber Inn)
Tiffin Township

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Wamsley Village Site

Wamsley Village Site

July 30, 1974
(#74001390)

West of Stout, near the mouth of Brush Creek. On the grounds of the Dayton Power and Light's Killen Station plant[9][10]
38°40′35″N 83°27′07″W﻿ / ﻿38.676333°N 83.451806°W﻿ / 38.676333; -83.451806﻿ (Wamsley Village Site)
Monroe Township

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West Union Presbyterian Church

West Union Presbyterian Church

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November 18, 1976
(#76001359)

108 S. 2nd St.
38°47′37″N 83°32′38″W﻿ / ﻿38.7935°N 83.54375°W﻿ / 38.7935; -83.54375﻿ (West Union Presbyterian Church)
West Union

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Wickerham Inn

Wickerham Inn

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May 7, 1979
(#79001778)

Northeast of Peebles on State Route 41
38°58′13″N 83°23′39″W﻿ / ﻿38.97038°N 83.39414°W﻿ / 38.97038; -83.39414﻿ (Wickerham Inn)
Franklin Township

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John T. Wilson Homestead

John T. Wilson Homestead

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April 11, 1977
(#77001039)

Northeast of Seaman on State Route 770
38°57′48″N 83°31′57″W﻿ / ﻿38.9633°N 83.53263°W﻿ / 38.9633; -83.53263﻿ (John T. Wilson Homestead)
Scott Township

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Tet Woods Building

Tet Woods Building

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March 25, 1982
(#82003536)

307 Main St.
38°47′41″N 83°32′52″W﻿ / ﻿38.79477°N 83.54787°W﻿ / 38.79477; -83.54787﻿ (Tet Woods Building)
West Union

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The Adams County Paleo-Indian District is an archaeological site near Sandy Springs in Green Township , Adams County , Ohio , United States .
U.S. Route 52 ( US 52 ) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States . Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S . Highways , US 52 primarily follows a northwest-southeast route , and is signed north-south or east-west depending on the local orientation of the route . The highway 's northwestern terminus is at Portal , North Dakota , on the Canadian border , where it continues as Saskatchewan Highway 39 . Its southeastern terminus is in Charleston , South Carolina , at Number 2 Meeting Street and White Point Gardens along the Charleston Harbor .
Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County , Ohio , United States . The 2010 census found 651 people in the township , 557 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township .
Buckeye Station was built in 1797 by General Nathaniel Massie , a surveyor and early Ohio settler , who lived there for a brief time . It is located just east of Manchester , Ohio , in the uplands overlooking the Ohio River . Massie founded several towns in Ohio , including nearby Manchester , Ohio as well as the state 's first capital Chillicothe . Massie leased the property to John Moore for a time , and then sold it to his brother-in-law Charles Willing Byrd . The original house on the property was a c. 1791 log cabin called Buckeye Station because it was constructed of buckeye timber . It was built near Massie Station , a stockaded village established by Massie that later became Manchester . The log cabin was replaced by the current one-and-half story L-shaped house in 1797 . Today Buckeye Station is a crumbling ruin . It stands in the shadow of a cell phone tower , in a patch of woods , near a large agricultural field . A historical marker is located to the south on highway 52 .
Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County , Ohio , United States . As of the 2010 census the population was 686 .
West Union is a village in Adams County , Ohio , United States , about 55 miles ( 89 km ) southeast of Cincinnati . The population was 3,241 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of Adams County . West Union is served by West Union High School , the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District , and the West Union Public Library , a branch of the Adams County Public Library .
DP & L Inc. is a subsidiary of AES Corporation . Through its subsidiaries The Dayton Power and Light Company and DPL Energy Resources , DP & L sells to , and generates electricity for , a customer base of over 500,000 people within a 6,000-square-mile ( 16,000 km2 ) area of West Central Ohio , including the area around Dayton , Ohio ; its namesake . Electricity for DP & L 's 24 county service area within Ohio 's Miami Valley is primarily generated at eight coal-fired power plants , but DP & L also provides service to its clients via the use of combustion turbines , diesel peaking units , and solar powered properties .
Killen Station was a 618 megawatt ( MW ) dual-fuel power generating facility located east of Wrightsville , Ohio in Adams County , Ohio . The power plant had two units : one coal-fired and one oil-fired . At the time of its closure , it was operated by AES Ohio Generation , a subsidiary of the AES Corporation . The plant began operations in 1982 and ceased generation on May 31 , 2018 .
The Harshaville Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge spanning the Cherry Fork Creek at Harshaville , Adams County , Ohio . Built in 1855 , it is a Burr truss bridge with a 110-foot span . It has sheet metal siding , a metal roof and stone abutments . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 . The Ohio Historic Places Dictionary has described it as an outstanding example of a Burr truss bridge . The name reflects the community , which was named for the Harsha family that built a mill there . In the summer of 1863 , in a campaign known as Morgan 's Raid , raiders from the Confederate States Army led by John Hunt Morgan ransacked the Harshaville general store and burned many bridges , but spared the Harshaville Covered Bridge . In June 2010 , the Ohio Department of Transportation received a $ 100,000 grant from the Federal Highway Administration to rehabilitate the bridge . The County planned to replace the bridge 's metal siding with historically correct wood siding and to replace the metal roof and failed backwall . Tom Cross , executive director of the Adams County Travel and Visitor 's Bureau , noted , Once this work is completed , this bridge will look like new .
Oliver Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County , Ohio , United States . As of the 2010 census the population was 1,319 .
The Kirker Covered Bridge , near West Union , Ohio , was built in the late 1860s . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 . It is a kingpost truss bridge . It is located southwest of West Union off State Route 136 . It is named for the Ohio governor during 1807-08 , Thomas Kirker , who had immigrated from Ireland in 1779 and was the first permanent settler in the area , in 1794 . The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic .
State Route 136 ( SR 136 ) is a north-south state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio . Its southern terminus is at its interchange with U.S. Route 52 in Manchester and its northern terminus is at its interchange with U.S. Route 62 near Winchester .
Liberty Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County , Ohio , United States . The 2010 census found 1,965 people in the township .
The Gov . Thomas Kirker Homestead , in Liberty Township , Adams County , Ohio near West Union , Ohio , was built in 1805 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 . It is located southwest of West Union off State Route 136 . The original 1805-built portion of the house is a stone , three-bay by two-bay , one-and-a-half-story structure . It was home of Thomas Kirker , an immigrant from Ireland who became Ohio 's second governor during 1807-08 . The homestead was visited by Confederate soldiers raiding for horses , under John Hunt Morgan , but their quest was unsuccessful as the place had been warned of their approach .
Winchester is a village in Adams County , Ohio , United States . The population was 1,051 at the 2010 census . The name of the surrounding township is also named Winchester . State Route 136 passes through Winchester . Winchester is adjacent to Ohio State Route 32 , a four lane divided highway known as the Appalachian Highway . The Appalachian Highway links Winchester to Cincinnati . A traffic signal is located at the intersection of Routes 32 and 136 .
The Great Serpent Mound is a 1,348-foot-long ( 411 m ) , three-foot-high prehistoric effigy mound on a plateau of the Serpent Mound crater along Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County , Ohio . Maintained within a park by Ohio History Connection , it has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of Interior . The Serpent Mound of Ohio was first reported from surveys by Ephraim Squire and Edwin Davis in their historic volume Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley , published in 1848 by the newly founded Smithsonian Museum . The Serpent Mound is the largest serpent effigy in the world .
State Route 73 ( SR 73 ) is an east-west state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio . Its western terminus is on U.S. Route 27 in Oxford at the intersection of SR 732 . SR 73s eastern terminus is in Portsmouth at US 23 ; this is also the southern terminus of SR 104 , and the two state routes run concurrent for over 6 miles ( 9.7 km ) from this point north . Once SR 73 enters Scioto County , it is designated as the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail by the Ohio Department of Transportation . In combination with SR 32 , SR 73 's easternmost 31 miles ( 50 km ) are part of the quickest route between Cincinnati and Portsmouth .
Bratton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County , Ohio , United States . As of the 2010 census there were 1,461 people living in the township . The Great Serpent Mound , a serpent-shaped effigy mound of the Fort Ancient culture , is located within Bratton Township , along with much of the Serpent Mound crater .
Manchester is a village in Manchester Township , Adams County , Ohio , United States , along the Ohio River . The population was 2,023 at the 2010 census .
State Route 41 ( SR 41 ) is a north-south state highway in the southern and western portions of the U.S. state of Ohio . Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 52 , US 62 Business , and US 68 Business in Aberdeen . ( US 62 Bus . and US 68 Bus . continue south through Maysville , Kentucky crossing the Ohio River at the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge from this point ) ; and its northern terminus is along SR 48 at US 36 in Covington . Throughout its southern portion the route is quite hilly as it passes predominantly northward through scenic areas with state parks and monuments . Along its northern portion the route heads in a more westerly direction across mainly flat terrain as a major road through the cities of Washington Court House , Springfield , and Troy .
Tiffin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County , Ohio , United States . As of the 2010 census , the population was 5,560 .
West Union Presbyterian Church is a historic congregation of the Presbyterian Church ( U.S.A. ) in the village of West Union on the southern edge of Ohio . Formed at the turn of the nineteenth century , it worships in an early nineteenth-century building constructed by a future governor of Kentucky , and it counted among its earliest members a governor of Ohio . The building has been named a historic site .
Franklin Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County , Ohio , United States . As of the 2010 census , the population was 1,110 .
State Route 770 ( SR 770 , OH 770 ) is a north-south state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio . The southern terminus of State Route 770 is at State Route 247 in Seaman . Its northern terminus is at its junction with State Route 73 about 10.5 miles ( 16.9 km ) north of Seaman , just inside of the Adams-Highland County Line .
Scott Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County , Ohio , United States . As of the 2010 census the population was 2,180 .