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North Bend council approves Ohio Historical Marker commemorating Wyandotte removal at William Henry Harrison Park
Summary
Council authorized the mayor to sign property-permission and maintenance-commitment letters allowing an Ohio Historical Marker for the Wyandotte Removal Trail to be placed at William Henry Harrison Park.
The Village of North Bend council on March 31 authorized the mayor to sign two letters required by the Ohio Historical Marker program that will permit a marker commemorating the Wyandotte Removal Trail to be placed at William Henry Harrison Riverfront Park.
Dr. Rebecca Wingo, director of public history at the University of Cincinnati, described the proposed marker during the meeting. She said the Wyandotte were removed from Ohio in 1843 and that the marker is intended to mark a stop on a 13-marker Wyandotte Removal Trail; the marker application deadline with the Ohio History Connection is May 1. Dr. Wingo said the removal party numbered about 700 people and that the removal event in North Bend is recorded as taking place July 21, 1843, when chiefs and others paused on steamboats near the town to bid farewell to Ohio.
Councilors voted to authorize the mayor to sign (1) a property-owner permission letter permitting the marker to be placed on village-owned parkland and allowing public access to read and photograph the marker between dawn and dusk, and (2) a maintenance-commitment letter in which the maintenance organization accepts responsibility for cleaning, touch-up painting, reporting damage or theft, and paying for replacement if necessary. Both motions passed unanimously.
Council discussion noted the marker would likely be sited near the park’s parking circle; the exact location had not been finalized. Dr. Wingo said casting and installation will follow the Ohio History Connection approval process and that a dedication ceremony is anticipated next summer, subject to the program’s production timeline. Staff or volunteers identified in the maintenance commitment will be expected to maintain the marker per Ohio History Connection guidelines.
The council’s action enables the village and Ohio History Connection to advance the marker application and to coordinate logistics, including a public ceremony and coordination with the Wyandotte Nation, which Dr. Wingo said the project team had been consulting since 2021.
