Historic National Road - Ohio
Taylorsville Metro Park, OH

Taylorsville Metro Park is part of the Dayton area's Five Rivers MetroParks system. It consists of 1,293 acres surrounding the Great Miami River. Included in this area are historic sites such as the ruins of the pike town of Tadmor and the Miami & Erie Canal, as well as nearly 13 miles of hiking trails along the Great Miami River and part of the Buckeye Trail, a 1200-mile long trail encircling Ohio. Other activities include picnicking, fighing, sledding, cross-country skiiing, and canoeing.

The impoundment of the Great Miami River in the mid-20th Century forced the abandonment of the village of Tadmor, located on the west bank of the Great Miami River in Montgomery County. Tadmor was an important transportation nexus since it was the point where the National Road crossed both the Miami & Erie Canal and Dayton & Michigan Railroad line. Some ruins remain and can be seen from the Tadmor Trail.