- Go East on I-275 all the way to Exit 54 - "Wards Corner Road"
- Turn Right on to Wards Corner Road and follow nearly 1 mile to Rt.126. You are now in Miamiville.
- Turn Left onto Rt. 126 (or Center Street in Miamiville) and go about 1/4 -1/2 mile to a 3-way stop sign.
- You should see a mom and pop mini mart on the right. Turn right at the stop sign as this is Rt.126
continued.
- Go another 3/4 mile or so into Camp Dennison. You will see a sign for CD, and just past it an enter
sign for the School House Restaurant. Turn right here and follow the entrance behind the school.
Park anywhere in back. Walk to the front entrance and head up the stairs to your right. Remember
you are in uniform and the rules of etiquette shall apply. Ladies will be present.
Perryville Battlefield
There will be two sets of directions given.
FIRST ROUTE:
- Take I-75 South to Exit 110 near Lexington.
- Turn Right onto Rt. 60.
- Go about 2 miles to New Circle Rd. 4 (a very wide intersection, watch the signs).
- Turn left onto the New Circle Rd. 4 ( it loops around Lexington).
- Go to the Rt. 68 exit and turn left.
- Rt. 68 will eventually take you to Perryville (be careful at the "Y" intersection in Harrodsburg;
read the signs; don't turn on Rt. 152).
- Once at the intersection of Rt. 68 and Rt. 150 in Perryville, turn right onto Rt. 150.
- Go about a quarter mile and turn right onto Mackville Rd. (you will see a big sign for the battlefield
here).
- Go about 3 miles to the park entrance, it is on your left.
The second route will seem long here, but is actually shorter. If you prefer the long scenic route of Rt. 68, then choose the first route.
SECOND ROUTE:
- Take I-75 South to Exit 110 near Lexington.
- Turn right onto Rt. 60.
- Go about 2 miles to New Circle Rd. 4 (a very wide intersection, watch the signs).
- Turn left onto the New Circle Rd. 4 ( it loops around Lexington).
- Go to the Rt. 27 exit to Nicholasville Rd. and turn left to Nicholasville.
- Take the Rt. 27 by-pass around Nicholasville (for your information, Camp Nelson is just past
here on your left).
- Take Rt. 27 a good ways until you see a country BP station, Rt. 34 junctions off just past it.
Turn right onto Rt.34. This will take you into the back side of Danville.
- Rt. 34 is known as Lexington Rd. in Danville. In town, it will turn sharply to the right into the
historic home district.
- Once you turn here, go about a half mile and watch for Fourth Street on your left side.
- Turn left on Fourth St. and go about 2 blocks and turn right onto Rt. 150.
- Go about 10 miles into Perryville and watch for the Mackville Rd. a quarter mile past town.
Turn right here and go about 3 miles to the park entrance. It is on the left.
Upper left photo: Unidentified Ohio enlisted man. Image courtesy of Alan E. Hoeweler
Dinsmore House, Burlington, KY
- Take I-71 or I-75 south into Kentucky.
- Follow I-75 to exit 181 (Rt. 18 - Florence/Burlington).
- Follow Rt. 18 west to Burlington, KY, and then continue another 6.5 miles west to the
Dinsmore Homestead.
- The house will be on your right.
Sharon Woods
From Dayton
- South on I-75
- East on to I-275
- Take exit 46 (Sharonville/Rt. 42 exit) turn right
- Go south about one mile
- Cross Kemper Rd.
- Watch for sign to Sharon Woods in less than a 1/4 mile--turn left
- The entrance people can direct you to the Heritage Village
From Columbus
- South on I-71
- West on to I-275
- Take exit 46 (Sharonville/Rt. 42 exit) turn left
- Go south about one mile
- Cross Kemper Rd.
- Watch for sign to Sharon Woods in less than a 1/4 mile-- turn left
- The entrance people can direct you to the Heritage Village
From Cincy/ N. KY
- Take I-275
- Take exit 46 (Sharonville/Rt. 42 exit) turn right if you are going east, turn left if your going west
- Go south about one mile
- Cross Kemper Rd.
- Watch for sign to Sharon Woods in less than a 1/4 mile--turn left
- The entrance people can direct you to the Heritage Village.
Newark, OH - (Granville,OH)
- The idea here is to get to I-70 east of Columbus. Some of you quick thinkers might even want to
use I-270 to help you get around the big city.
- Once you are east on I-70 heading away from Columbus, watch for the exit for State Route 37.
Get off at this exit and head north up Rt. 37.
- Go about 7 miles and you will see The Infirmary Mound on your right. If you run into Rt. 16,
then you have gone too far.
- Once you are in the park, go towards the back. You will see a marked off grass lot to park in.
However, there is an access entrance for re-enactors straight ahead. Event sign in will be at the left
at the entrance. Sign in.
Caesar's Creek, OH
From Cincinnati, Ohio:
- Take I-71 North to State Route 73, Turn left onto SR 73, Turn left onto Oregonia Road, then
right onto Pioneer Village Road.
From Columbus, Ohio:
- Take I-71 South to State Route 73, Turn right on SR 73, Turn left onto Oregonia Road, then
right onto Pioneer Village Road.
Please note that the parking area shown fills up quickly. There is overfill parking where the big red "X" is placed.
Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati OH
From the north (Columbus)
- Take I-71 south to I-275 west.
- Take I-275 west to I-75 south.
- Take I-75 south to Mitchell Ave. (exit #6).
- Go west on Mitchell Ave. (keeping to your left) roughly 2/10 of a mile.
- You will want to turn left on to Springrove Ave. at the light, just pass the railroad overpass.
- Go south on Springrove Ave. roughly a 1/2 mile.
- The cemetery is on your right just past the Winton Rd. intersection.
- Enter the cemetery and follow the road straight in under the railroad overpass.
- Take the first right past the overpass. The Civil War section us just ahead on the left as the road curves.
From Dayton just follow the above from I-75 south.
From Kentucky and other parts of the south, just come north on I-75 to the Mitchell exit and follow the above.
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Blue Ash Air Guard Armory
Take I-75 or I-71 to I-275
- If you are coming I-71, go west on I-275 and exit at Reed Hartman Highway.
- Turn south and go to Creek Rd. It is about 1 mile south. Turn right at stop light, turn left at stop sign.
- The Armory in on the right,
From I-75, go east on I-275
Exit at Reed Hartman Highway. Then continue with the above directions.
Battery Hooper / James A. Ramage Civil War Museum
1402 Highland Avenue
From I-75 Northbound
Take Exit 189 - Kyles Lane. Turn right onto Kyles Lane and proceed 0.3 miles to second traffic light and turn left. At first stop sign, turn left onto Highland Avenue. Proceed 0.75 miles to the Community of Faith Presbyterian Church on left. Please park in the church parking lot.
From I-75 Southbound
Take Exit 189 - Kyles Lane. Turn left onto Kyles Lane and proceed 0.4 miles to third traffic light and turn left. At first stop sign, turn left onto Highland Avenue. Proceed 0.75 miles to the Community of Faith Presbyterian Church on left. Please park in the church parking lot.
James A. Ramage Civil War Museum Phone# (859) 344-1145
