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
Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio (behind Ohio University, founded in 1804) and the ...
in
Oxford
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just north of where the Trenton Oxford Road crosses Four Mile/Talawanda Creek. The stream flows roughly from north to south, and is approximately in total length.
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed May 19, 2011 The elevation at the mouth of the stream is
above sea level. At its highest point, the stream is at approximately 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
Joseph Morris Bachelor also known as Joseph Morris (May 17, 1887 near Sharonville, Ohio – December 5, 1947 in Hamilton, Ohio) was an American author, poet, editor and educator.
Bachelor was educated at Miami University (A.B., 1911) and Harvard ...
, a
professor
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of
English
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at the university from 1927 to 1946, which was
willed to the university upon his death in 1947.
[Harmon, Sally and Myers, Max and Lane, Spencer (2002)]
"Ecological Succession and Invertebrate Diversity at Harker's Run"
Retrieved Aug. 16, 2006. An extensive
hiking
Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century.AMATO, JOSEPH A. "Mind over Foot: Romantic Walking and Rambling." In ''On Foot: A Histor ...
trail
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system in the Reserve includes a long swinging
bridge
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across Harker's Run.
[Miami University (2006).]
Miami University Natural Areas: Trails
Retrieved Aug. 16, 2006.
The confluence of this tributary to the larger Four Mile/Talawanda Creek is south of the historic
Zachariah Price Dewitt Cabin. There is parking on the east side of the
Ohio State Route 73
State Route 73 (SR 73) is an east–west state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is on U.S. Route 27 in Oxford at the intersection of SR 732. SR 73’s eastern terminus is in Portsmouth at US ...
bridge across Four Mile/Talawanda Creek on the north side of the road.
See also
*
List of rivers of Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The state takes its name from the Ohio River, whose name in turn originated from the Seneca word '' ohiːyo, meaning "good river", "great river" or "large creek". The Ohi ...
References
* Western Biographical Publishing Co. (1882
Oxford Township A History and Biographical Cyclopædia of Butler County Ohio Western Biographical Publishing Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. pp. 502–504.
* Wright, Charles. (1976). "The Ballad of Elliot Harker and Ellen Vane." ''The Oxford Press Bicentennial Series''. Oxford, Ohio: The Oxford Press, published weekly between July 1975 and July 1976.
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Rivers of Preble County, Ohio
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Miami University
Rivers of Butler County, Ohio