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Harker's Run (Ohio)

Miami UniversityRivers of Butler County, OhioRivers of OhioRivers of Preble County, Ohio
Harkers Run Swinging Bridge
Harkers Run Swinging Bridge

Harker's Run (or Harkers Run, as shown on federal maps) is a stream originating in Preble County, Ohio. Harker's Run drains into Four Mile Creek on the eastern edge of the campus of Miami University in Oxford just north of where the Trenton Oxford Road crosses Four Mile/Talawanda Creek. The stream flows roughly from north to south, and is approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) in total length. The elevation at the mouth of the stream is 775 feet (236 m) above sea level. At its highest point, the stream is at approximately 1,000 feet (305 m) elevation. The stream is crossed by bridges on Bonham Road, Somerville Road, Hamilton Richmond Road, and Oxford Germantown Road. Much of Harker's Run lies within the Bachelor Wildlife and Game Reserve, owned and managed by Miami University (Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio). The preserve contains land once owned by Joseph M. Bachelor, a professor of English at the university from 1927 to 1946, which was willed to the university upon his death in 1947. An extensive hiking trail system in the Reserve includes a 45 feet (14 m) long swinging bridge across Harker's Run.The confluence of this tributary to the larger Four Mile/Talawanda Creek is 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of the historic Zachariah Price Dewitt Cabin. There is parking on the east side of the Ohio State Route 73 bridge across Four Mile/Talawanda Creek on the north side of the road.

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Harker's Run (Ohio)
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N 39.5081 ° E -84.7169 °
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Bachelor Preserve - Marcum

Retreat Lane
45056 Oxford Township
Ohio, United States
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Hunting Lodge Farm
Hunting Lodge Farm

Hunting Lodge Farm is a historic house located near Oxford in Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States. Constructed as a hunting lodge, it has been used by multiple prominent local residents, and its distinctive architecture has made it worthy of designation as a historic site. Built of brick and set upon a stone foundation, Hunting Lodge Farm is covered with a gabled asphalt roof. The building has been deemed an example of the Gothic Revival style of architecture, due largely to a few triangular windows that derive from traditional construction styles employed in the construction of hunting lodges in Bavaria. Overall, its architecture is more typical of the Greek Revival style, due to elements such as a symmetrical front facade, Tuscan columns on the front porch, and a trabeated side porch. The second story features components such as dormer windows, transoms, and an ornate cornice with dentils.Built in 1833, the house was used as a hunting lodge for only a few years; it has been a residence since 1840. Although located atop a hill above Four Mile Creek, the house occupies a comparatively obscure location; its driveway is crooked, and it is surrounded by woodland. Both the inside and the outside of the house remain well maintained with comparatively few changes from 1840. The earliest owners, Henry Orne and Isaac Gere, are responsible for the house's overall plan and its unique elements, even though it was home from 1872 until 1895 to Lazarus Noble Bonham, a prominent journalist, educator, and Ohio Secretary of Agriculture.In late 1982, the Hunting Lodge Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying both because of its historic architecture and because of its connection to numerous important individuals. It is one of four National Register-listed locations in Oxford Township, along with the Austin-Magie Farm and Mill District, the Zachariah Price Dewitt Cabin, and the Pugh's Mill Covered Bridge.