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Zachariah Price Dewitt Cabin is a registered historic building near Oxford, Ohio, listed in the National Register on 1973-04-13.
This log cabin was built in 1805 by Zachariah and Elizabeth Dewitt and is the oldest extant structure in the Oxford Township of Butler County, Ohio. It is the only remaining home of the several built by pioneers along the Four-Mile Creek, just east of what is now the Miami University campus. The Dewitts came to Ohio from Kentucky and remained in the Oxford area as prominent citizens for the remainder of their lives. The cabin and surrounding land is now owned by Miami University and is maintained by the Oxford Museum Association. The cabin is on the the north side of Ohio State Route 73 where it crosses Talawanda Creek. Park on the east side of Talawanda Creek and follow the lane across Harker's Run (Ohio) going about 1/4 mile north from the parking lot.
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Smith, Ophia D. Old Oxford Houses and the People Who Lived In Them, Bicentennial Edition, 1976.
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