Did You Know? The Indian burial mound in Miamisburg (top of page) was built by the Adena tribe long before the Miami Indians settled in the area. One of the most famous photographs of Miamisburg shows five modes of transportation(pictured above) in use in the 1800s. There are well-maintained and clean bathrooms on the grounds. [citation needed], Out of a total of 7,948 households, 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.9% were non-families. Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. Miamisburg (/mamizbr/ my-AM-eez-burg) is a city in southern Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The Mound stands 70 feet high and measures 882 feet in circumference at its base. to 100 A.D.). There is an admission fee and children age 5 and younger are free. Visitors can explore the ancient mound and learn more about the Adena culture. The Miamisburg Historical Society is a volunteer organization dedicated to the collection and preservation of data, artifacts and memorabilia relating to the history of the Star City and Miami Township. 'Fire Continues to Smolder; Most Evacuees Return Home', Learn how and when to remove this template message, Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, https://apnews.com/article/3b01cc098e6e468bab0c64344571918b, "Timeline: 1986 fiery train derailment in Miamisburg", "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990", "Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties", "Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts", "City of Miamisburg, Ohio: Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)", "Ohio burger wagon fills cravings in hearts, stomachs of customers", "Historical Sites to see in Miamisburg Ohio", "2nd Tour D'Burg a Hit with Speedy Cyclists", http://www.bishopleiboldschool.com/#!blue-ribbon/c1rnz, http://www.bishopleiboldschool.com/#!governors-award/c66c, "The city of Miamisburg, facts and figures", "In Interviews, 3 Americans Held in North Korea Plead for U.S. Help", List of archaeological periods (North America), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miamisburg,_Ohio&oldid=1161213434, 1797 establishments in the Northwest Territory, Articles needing cleanup from August 2022, Articles with bare URLs for citations from August 2022, All articles with bare URLs for citations, Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from August 2022, All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify, Articles needing additional references from June 2016, All articles needing additional references, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox settlement with possible nickname list, Pages using infobox settlement with possible area code list, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2016, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2013, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020, Articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0, Sycamore Springs Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Miamisburg Starving Artists (Open air arts and craft show), Christmas Starving Artists (November indoor arts and craft show), Kinder Elementary School (1906, 2012 reconstruction), This page was last edited on 21 June 2023, at 09:38. They made a wide By 1832, the unincorporated community had become a village and achieved City status about 100 years later. The mound is almost 70 feet tall and is virtually intact. Tonight Miamisburg will mark its 200th anniversary with a Founder's Day celebration at the Baum Opera House. (4.79 mi) Holiday Inn Express & Suites Dayton South - I-675, an IHG hotel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MoundEle http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2873/2873-h http://www.ohiohistory.org/museums-and-historic-sites/museum--historic-sites-by-name/miamisburg-mound, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miamisburg,_Ohio, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adena_Culture, http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2873/2873-h/Chap10.html. The population was 19,923 at the 2020 census. Most of their concerns revolve around several topics. The mounds are attributed to the Hopewell tribe. [citation needed] Visitors can climb to the top of the Mound, via the 116 concrete steps built into its side. The Dayton area had supported numerous secret operations for the War Department during World War II. During that week, he told me how Miamisburg got its name Star City. It is believed that those people interred in it were placed there over a long period of time. [9] In a city park at 900 Mound Avenue, it has been designated an Ohio historical site. This conical mound is the largest conical mound in Ohio at a height over 65'. Adena pots as large as The medicine man said, it be Star Settlement., That is how Miamisburg came to be known as the Star City but Miamisburg was named from the Great Miami River..