Miami Erie Canal Mile Stone Marker

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Fort Loramie in Shelby County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Miami Erie Canal Mile Stone

By Dale K. Benington, June 5, 2009

1. Miami Erie Canal Mile Stone Marker

Inscription. These stones were placed at 1 mile intervals. You are here, 116 miles from Cincinnati.

Erected 1971 by Fort loramie Historical Society.

Marker series. This marker is included in the The Miami & Erie Canal marker series.

Location. 40° 21.053′ N, 84° 22.5′ W. Marker is in Fort Loramie, Ohio, in Shelby County. Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street and Water Street, on the left when traveling south on West Main Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Loramie OH 45845, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Miami and Erie Canal (here, next to this marker); Greene Ville Treaty Line (here, next to this marker); Loramie Summit (approx. 5.9 miles away); Bowstring Girder (approx. 5.9 miles away); Miami and Erie Canal, New Bremen (approx. 5.9 miles away); a different marker also named Miami and Erie Canal, New Bremen (approx. 5.9 miles away); The Miami & Erie Canal and New Bremen (approx. 5.9 miles away); General Harmar Military Trail (approx. 7.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Fort Loramie.

More about this marker. This historical marker is located in a park that runs through the center of the town, on the old right-of-way of the Miami & Erie Canal.

By Dale K. Benington, June 5, 2009

2. Miami Erie Canal Mile Stone Marker

View of both the historical marker and canal mile stone.

By Dale K. Benington, June 5, 2009

3. Miami Erie Canal Mile Stone Marker

View of the park in the center of town, located on the Miami & Erie Canal old right-of-way, with a view of this historical marker on the extreme right of this picture.

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 14, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 752 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.