p . ▁ ▁The ▁farm ▁was ▁ ▁located ▁on ▁R ural ▁Road ▁ 1 1 , ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁Alexand ers ville , ▁and ▁three ▁miles ▁( 5   km ) ▁east ▁of ▁M iam is burg . ▁ ▁Fitz ger ald ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Mer ch ants ▁National ▁Bank ▁& ▁Trust ▁Company ▁in ▁Day ton ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁years , ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁Historical ▁Society ▁for ▁ 2 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁Day ton ▁native , ▁he ▁enthus iast ically ▁led ▁in ▁helping ▁to ▁preserve ▁many ▁Day ton ▁land marks , ▁not ably ▁New com ▁Ta vern ▁and ▁the ▁Old ▁Court ▁House . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁presiden cy , ▁a ▁six ▁million ▁doll ar ▁bond ▁was ▁issued ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁Court ▁House ▁with ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁the ▁Old ▁Court ▁House ▁building ▁be ▁kept ▁int act . ▁The ▁Court ▁House ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Historical ▁Society . ▁ ▁He ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁conservation ▁of ▁the ▁Ta vern ▁and ▁began ▁deliber ations ▁about ▁its ▁re location ▁to ▁Car illon ▁Historical ▁Park . ▁ ▁Roy ▁Ger ald ▁Fitz ger ald ▁died ▁in ▁Day ton ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁ill ness ▁and ▁is ▁inter red ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁at ▁Wood land ▁C emetery , ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Primary ▁sources ▁ ▁" Ro y ▁Fitz ger ald , ▁Legisl ator , ▁Dies ." ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁ 1 7