This was a commisioned work of a series of black & white photos of historial downtown Tipp City.

Originally named “Tippecanoe”, deriving the name from William Henry Harrison’s presidential campaign slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler, too”, it was founded in 1840 on the banks of the thriving Miami-Erie canal to take advantage of canal traffic.   In evidence of this, Tipp Roller Mill, situated at Lock #15 on the canal, was built in 1839 to manufacture flours.  Later, the citizens unofficially added the word “city” to the town name, and in 1938 the name was legally shortened to Tipp City. Harrison’s Restaurant stands as yet another reminder of the influence of Mr. Harrison on this community.