Here are the remnants of a sign for "The ENCORE" where they offered short orders and fine foods. Gem City Ice Cream that was made in nearby Dayton, was featured here in this Tipp City restaurant.
Tipp City used to be called Tippecanoe City, named after William Henry Harrison who won the battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana. Harrison was called Tippecanoe to identify him with his victory as he ran for President of the United States.
Dayton is called the Gem City, partly because a famous poet and writer named Paul Lawrence Dunbar wrote a poem about Dayton and called it the Gem City. It stuck.
Tipp is an historic town, located along the Miami Erie Canal in the southern most portion of Miami County.
The Miami River flows southerly on the East side of Tipp City through some very furtile flood planes. Interstate 75 also runs through Tipp on the West Side. Just a little further West is the Dixie Highway, which was called US 25 before the construction of the Interstate System.
This canal lock is located on the North side of St. Rt. 571 just East of the downtown area. It is fascinating that these locks were in use up until just a hundred years ago carrying farm produce to the markets from Lake Erie to the Ohio River.
The railroad that was built on the towpath of the canal had been moved to higher ground, but is one of the few rails still in operation with freight trains speeding through this small Ohio town several times each day and night.
Tipp City used to be called Tippecanoe City, named after William Henry Harrison who won the battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana. Harrison was called Tippecanoe to identify him with his victory as he ran for President of the United States.
Dayton is called the Gem City, partly because a famous poet and writer named Paul Lawrence Dunbar wrote a poem about Dayton and called it the Gem City. It stuck.
Tipp is an historic town, located along the Miami Erie Canal in the southern most portion of Miami County.
The Miami River flows southerly on the East side of Tipp City through some very furtile flood planes. Interstate 75 also runs through Tipp on the West Side. Just a little further West is the Dixie Highway, which was called US 25 before the construction of the Interstate System.This canal lock is located on the North side of St. Rt. 571 just East of the downtown area. It is fascinating that these locks were in use up until just a hundred years ago carrying farm produce to the markets from Lake Erie to the Ohio River.
The railroad that was built on the towpath of the canal had been moved to higher ground, but is one of the few rails still in operation with freight trains speeding through this small Ohio town several times each day and night.
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