Legacy
Symmes' nephew and namesake John Cleves Symmes, Jr. fought in the War of 1812 and is best known for his Hollow Earth Theory.
Miami University's Symmes Hall was named in his honor in 1949. Symmes Hall is located on East Quad near Erickson Dining Hall on the university's Oxford, Ohio campus and is currently being used a residence hall for first-year undergraduate students.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
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