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2020 Visitors’ Guide
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Welcome
to Preble County!
The Preble County Convention & Visitors Bureau would like to
extend to you an invitation to visit our beautiful Preble County.
Located in southwest Ohio along Interstate 70 with easy access to
Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis, you’ll enjoy a rural
atmosphere while never being far away.
Preble County is home to eight charming preserved historic
Covered Bridges nestled along our picturesque prairies, rolling hills,
and wetlands of our agriculturally rich heritage.
Take in a scenic sunrise while fishing,hunting, or camping at one of
the local parks. But be sure not to miss, the famous Preble County
Pork Festival, Camden’s Black Walnut Festival, Lewisburg’s Derby
Days, New Paris’ Apple Fest, West Alexandria’s Oktoberfest, the
DeKalb Super Pull, the U.S. 127 or National Road Yard Sales -- or
one of the dozens of other events. There is something for the whole
family to enjoy here in Preble County!
A special thanks to the Preble County Commissioners, Rodney
Creech, Chris Day and Denise Robertson for their support. Thanks
also to The Register-Herald for producing the Preble County Visitors’
Guide booklet!
We hope you visit often so you can experience everything Preble
County has to offer.
Stephanie Garrett
President, PCCVB
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visit our 8 covered bridges!
Over the years, a total of 29 covered bridges were built in the county. Some were built for turnpikes,
one for the railroad, one by a private enterprise, and some to replace original ones that were destroyed
in a storm in May of 1886. After the storm, Everett Sherman, a covered bridge builder originally from
Vermont, moved from Delaware County, Ohio, to Eaton. Sherman built covered bridges of the Childs
truss and the kingpost truss type.
Roberts Covered Bridge
The Roberts Bridge, built in 1829, is the
2nd oldest of the nation’s six remaining
double-barrel bridges and the only dual
wagon bridge standing in Ohio. At its
original Old Camden Road location, the
bridge underwent numerous repairs and
revisions. The rerouting of U. S. 127 resulted
in Roberts Bridge being in an isolated
location, and it became the target of vandals.
On August 5, 1986, the bridge was heavily
damaged by fire. In 1988, The Roberts
Bridge Restoration Committee started raising
private funds for the project. A site along
South Beech Street in Eaton was prepared
and plans were made for moving the trusses.
In February 1991, the trusses were placed on new footers and work on the protective covering
began, mostly by volunteers working under the guidance of Architectural Reclamations, Inc. of
Franklin, Ohio.
Latitude: 39.74042955 Longitude: -84.63873083
Warnke Covered Bridge
The 51 foot Warnke Bridge was built in
1896 to replace an iron bridge. It crosses
Swamp Creek on Swamp Creek Road northeast
of Lewisburg. It was probably the last covered
bridge built by Sherman who passed away
shortly after its completion.
Latitude: 39.87366798
Longitude: -84.51451256
Christman Covered Bridge
The 100 foot Christman Bridge was built in
1895. It spans Seven Mile Creek on the Eaton-
New Hope Road near the northwest corner of
Eaton. The bridge was renovated in 2007.
Latitude: 39.77032215
Longitude: -84.65521649
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Brubaker Covered Bridge
The 88 foot Brubaker Bridge was built in 1887 on
what is now Brubaker Road. The Brubaker Bridge is
located one mile northwest of Gratis near the Preble
County Historical Society’s Center. The bridge was
renovated in 2006.
Latitude: 39.65157064 Longitude: -84.54404915
Harshman Covered Bridge
The 109 foot Harshman Bridge was built in 1894
across Four Mile Creek on Concord-Fairhaven Road
in Dixon Township.
Latitude: 39.70220387 Longitude: -84.76958956
Dixon Branch Covered Bridge
The Dixon Branch Bridge was built in 1887 to carry
Concord Road across Dixon Branch, six and one half
miles southwest of Eaton. In winter 1963 a windstorm
damaged the bridge, destroying its roof. The Civitan
Club of Lewisburg reconstructed it in Lewisburg
Community Park. On July 4, 1964, Dixon Branch
Bridge was rededicated during village Independence
Day festivities.
Latitude: 39.84572717 Longitude: -84.53550013
Hueston Woods Covered Bridge
In May 2012, the Preble County Engineer’s
Office unveiled the county’s newest covered
bridge which gives the county the newest covered
bridge in the state. With the addition of the
Hueston Woods Covered Bridge, there are eight
such bridges for enthusiasts to visit in Preble
County.
Latitude: 39.59194656
Longitude: -84.77052602
Geeting Covered Bridge
The Geeting Bridge, built in 1894, is the only
covered bridge built in Monroe Township. The
100-foot bridge spans Price’s Creek in the southeast
corner of the township on Price Road, three miles west
of Lewisburg.
Latitude: 39.84363746
Longitude: -84.59699305
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Preble County Fairgrounds
The Preble County Agricultural Society was founded in April 1850. The first fair held in 1851, was at the county
courthouse and the livestock show was on Bruce’s Commons. The fairgrounds moved to various locations until in 1866
when the Preble County Agricultural Society purchased 45 acres of the present site at 722 S. Franklin Street (State Route
122.) Since 1970, there have been many improvements to the grounds. Several new buildings, including Bruner Arena
and the Expo Building, have been erected in recent years. Today the fair boasts 4-H activities, harness racing, livestock
shows, livestock auction, rodeos, amusement park rides, food vendors, truck and tractor pulls, parades, entertainment,
and much more at the Famous Preble County Fair!
722 South Franklin St., Eaton, Ohio 45320
(937) 456-3748 Fax: (937) 456-7277
www.preblecountyfair.org
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preble county pork festival
Since 1971, the Preble Co. Pork Festival has been held on the 3rd full weekend in September at the Preble
County Fairgrounds. Little did those who planned that first Preble County Pork Festival envision their efforts would lead
to the phenomenon everyone has come to expect each September — from selling ham sandwiches out of plastic foam
coolers to a few thousand attendees in 1971 to an Expo Center and midway filled with vendors and entertainment for
tens of thousands of festival-goers in recent years.
For 48 years, hundreds of faithful, loyal volunteers have come together to make this weekend a success. Join us Sept.
19-20, 2020 for food, crafts, educational fun and entertainment. FREE parking and FREE admission and did we mention
the great food? Fresh grilled pork chops along with ham, pulled pork and smoked sausage sandwiches, and terrific
pulled pork nachos…all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast, and a great porkchop lunch or dinner awaits you.
Festival Facts:
• Our recent exhibitors came from Ohio in addition to
Alabama, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York and
Tennessee.
• The third full weekend in September was chosen as the
festival weekend based on 100 years of weather statistics;
it’s statistically the driest weekend in Eaton, Ohio!
• Within three days, over 50,000 pork chops are fresh cut
for our grills and Country Store for you to have the juiciest
chops possible.
Contact us:
Preble County Pork Festival,
PO Box 818, Eaton, Ohio 45320.
Telephone: 937-456-7273.
Website: www.porkfestival.org
Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
Preble county historical society
& amphitheater
The Preble County Historical Society - where an exciting
past is in your future - is a non-profit corporation organized
in 1971 with the mission to promote knowledge of Preble
County and Ohio history and to collect, preserve, display, and
maintain materials and objects of all types which have historical
interest and significance to Preble County and Ohio. The
Society operates the Preble County Historical Center which
provides a unique environment for the Society to pursue its
mission. The Center is a 255-acre farmstead established in
1974 when Sara Swartsel conveyed her property to the Society.
The property includes 108 tillable acres; 11-acres of museum
grounds including a 19th century farmstead, two 1850s era
brick farmhouses, two bank barns, 1813 log house, 1855
smokehouse, buggy shed, exhibit hall, 2 storage barns and
activity grounds; six miles of hiking trails, prairies, wetlands;
several miles of wagon paths; creeks, native grasslands, heritage apple orchard and forest land.
The Amphitheater provides a unique venue for community events: an outdoor classroom for hands-on education
and demonstrations, educational and environmental programming, school and cultural events, musical and theatrical
performances, and opportunities for corporate, public, non-profit, and private functions, with seating for 1000 + visitors.
This resource offers a dramatic location, highlighting the natural contours of the hillside into which it was constructed
utilized natural and environmentally friendly construction materials and processes.
Contact us: Preble County Historical Society
7693 Swartsel Road Eaton OH 45320
Phone: 937-787-4256 • Email: preblecountyhistoricalsociety@frontier.com
Web site: www.preblecountyhistoricalsociety.com
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Fort St. Clair
Fort St. Clair was a regular and militia troops
fort under General James Wilkinson, who built the
supply post and defensive fortification in March 1792
in preparation for General “Mad Anthony” Wayne’s
campaign against the Indians of the Northwest Territory,
following disastrous expeditions in 1790 and 1791.
Built near a “fine spring gushing out of the bank,” the
120-foot square palisade fort had a four-sided bastion
at each corner. Future U.S. president William Henry
Harrison served in the detachment that built the fort.
On November 6, 1792, Miami Chief Little Turtle and
approximately 200 warriors attacked a force of Kentucky
militia under Major John Adair camped outside the fort.
Six Kentuckians and an unknown number of Indians died
in the skirmish. The fallen soldiers were buried fifty paces
west of the fort, beneath, the “Whispering Oak.”
In 1992, The Ohio Historical Society
In 1921, the first Preble County Historical Society
(1921-1935) was organized to plan a park at the site
deeded Fort Saint Clair Park to
of Fort Saint Clair, to reclaim historical lands, and offer the City of Eaton and, thus,
a chance to the young people of Preble County to it is no longer a state memorial.
acquaint them with early local history. A monument
was erected at the site of the old fort bearing a bronze
tablet, commemorating the historic battle on the 130th profusion of wood undergrowth and woodland flowers.
anniversary on November 6, 1922. In 1923, the State of The historical area lies to the south. The major point of
Ohio, in cooperation with the Society, established Fort historical significance is the site of the fort.
St. Clair State Memorial on 77 acres which included the To the west of the fort site is a small fenced enclosure,
original site of the fort. In 1933, 12 additional acres were in which are the graves of the six men who fell in the
acquired by the Society and deeded to the state. battle on November 6, 1792. A large white oak tree
The additional acreage, on the park’s west side, stands by the graveyard and legend has it that when the
makes up the nature preserve which is forested by wind rustles through the leaves of the tree, one can hear
large beech, sugar maple and slippery elm trees with a the story of the events that it witnessed. The tree, called
“The Whispering Oak,” was designated a Bicentennial
Tree by the National Arborists Association and the
In 1921, the first Preble County Historical International Society of Arboriculture in February 1976.
Society (1921-1935) was organized to plan a The recreation area lies in the northern section,
park at the site of Fort Saint Clair, to reclaim separated from the historical area by Garrison Branch
historical lands, and offer a chance to the creek and a steep bank. Shelter houses, picnic tables,
playground equipment, and restrooms are available in
young people of Preble County to acquaint
the area.
them with early local history. In 1992, The Ohio Historical Society deeded Fort Saint
Clair Park to the City of Eaton and, thus, it is no longer
a state memorial. The park is situated on Eaton’s west
side at the intersection of SR 122 and 355. It is open
April-October during daylight hours. Picnic Shelters can
be reserved for use by calling the City of Eaton office:
937-456-4125.
The Whispering Christmas Committee decorates the
park with thousands of holiday lights. The park is open
December 1-31 from 6-10 pm each day for viewing
the beautiful light spectacular. The cabins are open
through December 24 with volunteer groups serving
hot chocolate and cookies to visitors in the Santa Cabin.
Santa arrives for a visit each Wednesday, Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday, and the entire week prior to Christmas,
starting at approximately 7:00 p.m. There is no admission
charge, donations are welcome.
For more information: www.cityofeaton.org.
The Battlefield
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207 E. Main St. Eaton, Ohio 45320 | 937.456.3999 | www.preblearts.org
Friday, July 19, 2019, building) and opened its your-own-pottery studio about the PCAA and
marked the opening of the doors to the public with and a new art menu Preble Arts, visit www.
new Preble Arts facility in its first Arts Night Out full of make-and-take
downtown Eaton. following ribbon cuttings art projects. Additional preblearts.org, or call
After two years of at the facility. programming for the 937-456-3999. The Preble
planning and remodeling, Preble Arts is operated community includes County Art Association is
The Preble County Art by the Preble County Art programs for seniors, a nonprofit organization
Association moved from Association and features youth, at-risk groups
its former location on a brand-new sales gallery dedicated to making art
and differently-abled
Hillcrest Drive to 207 representing regional populations. available and accessible to
E. Main St. (the Stotler artists, classes, a paint- For more information the community.
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preble county park district
The Preble County Park District was established in 2003 and has a mission to
create, preserve, protect, and manage a system of parks, nature preserves, green
spaces, and outdoor facilities to be held in public ownership with a focus on
local, natural, historical, and cultural resources maintained for the leisure use and
enjoyment of present and future generations.
The Allen and Adaline Garber Nature Center is Preble County’s first county park.
The land was donated to the county by former county resident Kenneth Garber to
preserve the land as a nature conservancy in honor of his grandparents, Allen and
Adaline Garber. The Preble County Park District developed and maintains the Nature
Center which consists of 100 acres of mixed agricultural and wooded areas. Revenue
from the agricultural products is used to defray the expenses of maintaining the
property, which also includes a 12-room Garber farm house dating from 1870.
The Garber Forest at the rear of the property provides 33 acres for hiking, nature
observation and education. A mile-long loop trail and some shorter trails traverse the
forest. A handicapped accessible boardwalk travels 400 feet from the rear parking
lot to a viewing platform/picnic table at the Old Oak Tree, a 200 year old bur oak.
The Eloo is our environmentally friendly, handicapped accessible restroom. Near the
rear parking lot is the Sandpiper Wetland which was created October 2008. Ducks,
herons, frogs, deer, raccoons, dragon flies, other insects, and even cattails have
found the wetland.
The nature center also features a Picnic Pavilion with handicapped accessible picnic
tables and the restored Garber farm house where the Park District maintains its
office. The Garber farm house renovation was a joint restoration project between
Garber
The Preble County Historical Society and the Preble County Park District. The
family collections displayed in the house are owned by both entities.
The Allen and Adaline Garber Nature Center
is located at 9691 SR 503 N, Lewisburg OH. Phone is 937-962-5561;
website is www.preblecountyparkdistrict.org and email is
admin@preblecountyparkdistrict.org
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Festival
At The Preble County
Fairgrounds
722 S. Franklin St.
Eaton, Ohio 45320
Sept. 19 & 20 2020
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For information regarding exhibitor booths,
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Preble County Room
Genealogy at Preble County District Library
·Research help
·Family histories
450 S. Barron St.
·Court records Eaton, Ohio 45320
·Census records
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·Local newspapers
·Online databases
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2020 Schedule of events
February Society Annual Meeting. Location June 19-21. WWII 75th Anniversary
TBA. 2 p.m. Event. Lewisburg.
Feb. 2-9. Winter Film & Art Festival.
200 W. Dayton St., Joy and Whimsy May 25. Memorial Day Parade. Eaton June 20. Downtown Eaton Inc.
Depot. Lewisburg Motorcycle Show. 4-9 p.m. Main
May 25. Eaton Community Pool
Feb. 14-15. Chocolate Walk. opens. Street. Eaton.
Lewisburg.
May 27-31. Historic National Road
Yard Sales. July
March
Mondays. Lewisburg Farmer’s Market.
March 13. Trivia & Irish Fun Night. Tri-County North School. 5-8 p.m.
Preble County Historical Society. June
7-10 p.m. June. TBA. 16th Annual Saturdays. Eaton Earlybird Farmers’
Buckeye Bridge Ride. Visit www. Market. Corner of Somers & Barron
buckeyebridgeride.org for info. Streets. Eaton. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
April
April 4. Helicopter Egg Drop. Eaton Mondays. Lewisburg Farmer’s Market. July 3. Lewisburg Life First Friday
Tri-County North School. 5-8 p.m.
April 17-18. Preble County Chamber Block Party. Lewisburg.
of Commerce Business Expo – Preble Saturdays. Eaton Earlybird Farmers’
Market. Corner of Somers & Barron July 3. Tentative. Boom & Blast
County Fairgrounds
Streets. Eaton. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Celebration. Eaton. Call 937-456-
4125 for update.
May June 3-6. Camden Carnival. South
Main Street, Camden. 6-10 p.m. July 3. Thunder in the Valley Firework
Mondays. Lewisburg Farmer’s
Market. Tri-County North School. nightly. Celebration. New Paris.
5-8 p.m. June 5. Lewisburg Life First Friday July 5. Old Fashioned Independence
Saturdays. Eaton Earlybird Farmers’ Block Party. Lewisburg. Day Celebration & Fireworks. Preble
Market. Corner of Somers & Barron June 12. Preble County Hidden County Historical Society.
Streets. Eaton. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Places, Secret Spaces. Preble County July 11. Purple Paws: Preble Pets
May 1. Lewisburg Life First Friday Historical Society. 6-9:30 p.m. Against Domestic Violence. Eaton
Block Party. Lewisburg. Bark Park. (Waterworks Park, Eaton.)
June 13. Downtown Eaton Block
May 3. Preble County Historical Party. Eaton. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
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2020 Schedule of events
August Market. Corner of Somers & Barron County Historical Society. 7-10 p.m.
Streets. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Mondays. Lewisburg Farmer’s Market. Oct. 30-31. Historic Ghost Walk. Preble
Tri-County North School. 5-8 p.m. Sept. 4. Lewisburg Life First Friday County Historical Society. 7-10 p.m.
Block Party. Lewisburg.
Saturdays. Eaton Earlybird Farmers’
Market. Corner of Somers & Barron Sept. 19-20. 50th Annual Preble November
Streets. Eaton. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. County Pork Festival. Preble County Nov. 26. Community Thanksgiving
Fairgrounds, Eaton. 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Dinner. Preble County Fairgrounds.
Aug. 1-8. Preble County Fair. Preble Saturday; 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Bruner Arena. 11 a.m.
County Fairgrounds. 722 S. Franklin
St., Eaton. Sept. 25-27. Applefest. New Paris Nov. 27. White Christmas
Sept. 26. End of Summer Downtown Celebration. Courthouse Plaza.
Aug. 6-9. U.S. 127 Yard Sales Downtown Eaton. 6 p.m.
Block Party & Truck Show. Downtown
Aug. 7. Lewisburg Life First Friday Block Eaton. 5-9 p.m. Nov. 28. Shop Small Saturday. Village
Party. Lewisburg. of Lewisburg.
Sept. 26-27. Historical Days. Preble
Aug. 7-8. Preble County Hidden Places, County Historical Society. 10 a.m.-
Secret Spaces. Preble County Historical 5 p.m. December
Society. 6-9:30 p.m. Dec. 1-31. Whispering Christmas.
Drive-thru lighting display. Fort St.
Aug. 20-22. Lewisburg Derby Days October Clair. Eaton. 6-10 p.m.
Festival. Fridays-Saturdays. Haunted Cave & Dec. 5. Eaton Community Schools
Aug. 22. Old Fashioned Downtown Mine Tours. Lewisburg. Booster Craft Show & Music Festival.
Saturday Night. Car show. Downtown Oct. 10-11. Oktoberfest. Peace Park. Eaton High School & Performing Arts
Eaton. 1-8 p.m. Center. Hillcrest Drive, Eaton.
West Alexandria.
Dec. 6. Lewisburg Christmas Lighting
September Oct. 10. Historical Cemetery Walk. TBA of the Park. Lewisburg.
Mid-September. Friday-Saturday. Oct. 17. Haunted Hayrides. Preble Dec. 6. Lewisburg Life Christmas
Haunted Cave & Mine Tours. County Historical Society. 7-10 p.m. Open House. Lewisburg.
Lewisburg. Oct. 17-18. Black Walnut Festival. Dec. 11. Christmas in the Burg.
Lewisburg.
Mondays. Lewisburg Farmer’s Market. North Lafayette & Bloomfield Streets.
Tri-County North School. 5-8 p.m. Camden. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 12. Christmas at the Caboose and
Gingerbread House Contest. Lewisburg
Saturdays. Eaton Earlybird Farmers’ Oct. 23-24. Haunted Hayrides. Preble Historical Society. Lewisburg.
MULBERRY PHEASANTRY HUNTING PRESERVE
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Forever and Mulberry Pheasantry Youth Pheasant hunt
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antique & specialty shops
College Corner, Ohio • Cato’s • My Arrow Princess
• Jackson’s Antiques & Music 100 E. Washington Jackson Rd 104 N. Cherry Street
7 Main Street Eaton Ohio 45320 Eaton, Ohio 45320
College Corner, Ohio 45003 937.456.3722 Thursday-Friday 11:00am-3:00pm
513.523.7784 Women’s Clothing Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm
Email: jacksonsmusic.swo & Accessories. Women’s consignment, jewelry
@gmail.com and more.
• Eaton Early Bird
http://jacksonsmucic-swo.com/ Farmers Market • Storage Treasures
Corner of West Somers Farmer’s Market Plaza
Eaton, Ohio & Barron Streets, 4269 State Route 732
Downtown Eaton 937-336-4133 Eaton, Ohio 45320
• Boulder Belt Eco-Farm May through September 937.336.0508
and Farm Store Saturdays 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM New and gently used items.
3257 US127N Fresh produce and baked goods Glassware, wooden furniture,
Eaton OH 45320 collectibles, misc. from
937-456-9724 • Eaton Floral Balloons estate auctions
www.angelfire.com/oh2/ Gifts & Home Decor Open 10:00am-5:00pm
boulderbeltcsa/index.html 1322 North Barron Street, Monday-Saturday
A community-supported farm Eaton, Ohio 45320 Moden51@yahoo.com
with CSAand specialty programs. 937.456.6151
Open April-December; www.eatonfloral.com • Suggs Family Orchard
winter by appointment & Market
• Eaton Hometowne Furniture 1095 Eaton-Lewisburg Road
• Brubaker Metal Crafts 401 North Maple Street, Eaton, Ohio 45320
209 North Franklin Street Eaton, Ohio 45320 937.456.5162
Eaton, Ohio 45320 937.456.4446 Seasonal produce.
937.456.5834. Shopping and retail Gift Shop with primitives,
All tin ware products, turn Monday 9:00am-7:00pm collectibles, wooden craft items,
of the century reproductions. Tuesday-Saturday and sprinkling of antique items.
9:00am-6:00pm
• Darkhold Games eatonhometownefurniture.com • The Rodeo Shop
111 N. Barron St., Eaton, Ohio 811 US Route 40 West
45320, 937-867-4263. • Feix Family Baskets Eaton, Ohio 45320
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513-523-6347 their time to creating an environment that replicates the
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Hueston Woods State Park, located in Butler years ago.
and Preble counties, is nearly 3,000 acres of natural
resources for outdoor recreation, such as hiking, • Woodland Trails Wildlife Area,
fishing, canoeing. The park surrounds 625-acre Acton Ohio Department of Natural Resources
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entice the overnight visitor. wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/woodlandtrails
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1989 Northern Road Somerville, OH 45056 OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
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area. Location and Description: Rush Run Wildlife used by Barnets Inc. which is owned and operated by
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Ohio, 14 miles northwest of Middletown, 17 miles Gary’s father, Bill, in 1958 and was used by Gary, his
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from Cincinnati, near the village of Somerville. years. Initially, a 1/7 mile dirt track, it was paved in 1962
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the steep hillsides of Rush Run Creek Valley. The of operation, G & J Kartway has been the home of the
remainder is divided equally between open land Ohio Valley Karting Association since 1964. The track
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2871 US 35 E, West Alexandria, 513-664-3500 or 800-282-7275 265 Gasper Somers Road,
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Eaton Area 1808 CAFÉ PIZZA HUT
118 East Main Street 1732 North Barron St.
ADAM’S RIB BARBEQUE Eaton, OH 45320 Eaton, OH 45320
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800 East St. Clair St. 501 East Main Street
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1316 North Barron St. 6141 US Route 127 N at I70
Eaton, OH 45320 LITTLE CAESAR’S PIZZA Eaton, OH 45320
Phone: 888-294-5464 1220 North Barron St. Phone: 937-456-6303
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323 North Barron St. McDONALD’S 6762 US Route
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TAFFY’S HALL’S VILLAGE CARRYOUT West Alexandria Area
123 East Main Street 701 North Commerce Street
Eaton, OH 45320 Lewisburg, OH 45338 BUCKEYE JAKE’S
Phone: 937-456-1381 Phone: 937-962-2877 EATERY & BAR
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1521 North Barron St. 7073 U.S. 40 East Phone: 937-839-5253
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4 J’s Pizza 119 South THE BISON & THE BOAR
58 East Central Avenue Commerce Street 3377 U.S. Rt. 35 East
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90 Depot Street 219 East Cumberland Street
Lewisburg, OH 45338 Phone: 937-839-5499
Camden, OH 45311
Phone: 937-452-3653 Phone: 937-962-2621 SUBWAY
SUBWAY 71 North Main Street
Shorty’s Half Way West Alexandria, OH 45381
55 South Main Street 6670 St. Rt. 503 North
Lewisburg, OH 45338 Phone: 937-839-0062
Camden, OH 45311
Phone: 727-565-6705 Phone: 937-962-4070
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POWERHOUSE PIZZA THE BURG DELI
312 SR 725W 334 W. Cumberland St., SAUCY JACK’S
Camden, OH 45311 Lewisburg, OH 45338. 139 North Main Street
Phone: 937-452-3504 Phone: 937-583-5110 West Elkton, OH 45070
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RON’S PIZZA WENGER’S
53 West Central Avenue BAR AND GRILL
Camden, OH 45311 6842 St. Rt. 503 North College Corner Area
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about preble county
Preble County was settled in 1798 by John Leslie and Washington. These communities are connected to each
was established as a county in March 1808, five years other and elsewhere by a network of roadways including
after Ohio was admitted to the Union as the seventeenth I-70, U.S. 127, U.S. 35, U.S. 40, and 10 state routes.
state of the United States of America. The county was There are 18 public schools in the county’s five school
named for Commodore Edward Preble who served districts, which provide primary and secondary education
as the Commander of the American Naval Fleet in the to nearly 8,000 children. Preble County has a new branch
Mediterranean during the Tripolitan War, as well as in the campus of Edison State Community College as of January
Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. 2019 and several colleges and universities located in
Eaton (the county seat) was named for William Eaton, nearby counties also provide higher education, including
the U.S. Consul at Tunis during the Tripolitan War. This
war influenced not only the naming of the county and its Miami University, Wright State University, Earlham
only city, but the names of many streets and communities College, University of Dayton and Sinclair Community
throughout the county as well. College.
In addition to the city of Eaton, there are several Nearly three quarters of Preble County is farmland
villages located in the county: Camden, College Corner, and it consistently ranks in the top ten in hog and corn
Eldorado, Gratis, Lewisburg, New Paris, Verona, West production for the state of Ohio. Most of the county’s
Alexandria, West Elkton, and West Manchester, and there communities remain small and the atmosphere is
are 12 townships: Dixon, Gasper, Gratis, Harrison, Israel, pleasantly rural. Annual festivals and events draw visitors
Jackson, Jefferson, Lanier, Monroe, Somers, Twin and and participants from all over the state and beyond.
REsources
Hueston Woods: Preble County Commission: Tri-County North
Region Visitors Bureau: 101 E. Main St. Eaton, OH 45320 Community Association:
www.visithw.com 937‑456‑8143 261 E. Clay Street Lewisburg,
www.prebco.org Ohio 45338
New Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau: Email: commissioners@prebco.org. 937-962-2190
www.newparisoh.com tcncommunityassociation.com
Preble County Convention
Camden Black Walnut Festival: & Visitors Bureau: Village of Lewisburg:
www.facebook.com/pages/Camden-Black- P.O. Box 604, Eaton, OH 45320 112 S. Commerce St., Lewisburg, OH
Walnut Festival/159252744277112 www.preblecountypassport.org 45338.
City of Eaton: Email: info@preblecountypassport.org 937‑962‑4377
328 N. Maple St., Eaton, OH 45320 www.lewisburg.webs.com
Preble County Fairgrounds:
937‑456‑4125. 722 S. Franklin St., Eaton, OH 45320 Village of West Alexandria:
www.cityofeaton.org 937‑456‑3748 16 N. Main St.,
Email: info@cityofeaton.org www.preblecountyfair.org. West Alexandria, OH 45381
Downtown Eaton, Inc.: 937‑839‑4168
Preble County Park District & Garber www.walexpreb.org
www.downtowneaton.com Nature Center:
Preble County Art Association: 9691 Ohio 503 North, Village of Camden:
207 E. Main St., Eaton, OH 45320 Lewisburg, OH 45338. 56 N. Main St., Camden, OH 45311
937‑456‑3999 937‑962‑5561 937‑452‑7547
www.preblearts.org preblecountyparkdistrict.org
Email:admin@preblecountyparkdistrict.org Village of Gratis:
Email: info@preblearts.org 404 Harrison St., Gratis, OH 45330
Preble County Chamber of Commerce: Preble County Pork Festival: 937‑787‑3728
122 W. Decatur St., Eaton, OH 45320 PO Box 818 Eaton, OH 45320 www.gratisohio.org
937‑456‑4949. 937‑456‑7273
www.porkfestival.org All event dates and times
www.preblecountyohio.com subject to change.
Email: chamberoffices@ Email: info@porkfestival.org.
preblecountyohio.com
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1820-2020
Proud to celebrate being a part of
the Preble County community for
200
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2 E. Dayton St.,
West Alexandria, OH
937-839-4628
14 Franklin St.,
Gratis OH
937-787-3121
251 W. Washington Jackson Rd.,
Eaton, OH
937-336-5288
647 West Main Street.
New Lebanon, Ohio
937-687-9012
ATM at all locations
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City of Eaton
2020
2018
Safety Days/Helicopter Eggdrop– –Apr
• Safety Days/Helicopter Eggdrop Apr204
Pool Opening Day –
• Pool Opening Day – May 27 May 25
Memorial
• Memorial DayDay Parade
Parade – May– 27
May 25
Farmers Market – May-Sept
• Farmers Market – May thru Sep
Downtown Block Party – Jun 13
• Boom-N-Blast – Jun 30
Downtown Car Show – Aug 22
• Downtown Car Show – Aug 24
Downtown Block Party
• End-of-Summer Block Party – Sep 7
Truck Show – Sep 26
• White Christmas Celebra�on – Nov 29
White Christmas Celebration
• Whispering Christmas – Dec 1 thru 31
Whispering Christmas – Dec 1 thru 31
Mark your calendars!
Mark your calendars!
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