So while the first batch of markers began being installed last week around the flood-stricken areas of Hamilton, Ellison said they are continuing to take orders for markers before commissioning a second batch.
“These are 14-inch by 8-inch bronze markers made by the Dayton Stencil Co.,” he said. “They are replicas of a marker on the front of the Miami Conservancy District’s headquarters in Dayton.”
The cost for the markers is $318, which includes installation by Triangle Sign Company of Hamilton. The owner of the building can request where they want the marker to be placed, and the City of Hamilton and Miami Conservancy District will determine what the flood level is at that location, Ellison said.
Markers have already been installed in key locations, including the Historic Mercantile Lofts, the Booker T. Washington Community Center, the Butler County Historical Society and the Soldiers Sailors and Pioneers Monument.
“It’s a nice program,” Ellison said. “I like it becaue it allows individuals who want to commemorate the Great Flood in a permanent way, and the entire community benefits by being able to walk around the city to see the different markers in relation to each other.”
The marker at St. Julie Billiart Church, for instance, faces the river and is quite high on the side of the building facing the river, while the marker at Front Street Presbyterian Church is much closer to the ground.
Anyone wishing to sponsor a marker can contact the Hamilton Community Foundation at 513-867-1717 or stop by the Foundation’s office in the Lane-Hooven House, 319 North Third St.
The purchase of a marker is tax-deductible.
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