Lima in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Henry Boose Site

Photographed By Michael Baker, November 4, 2014

1. The Henry Boose site Marker

Inscription. In 1959 this area was discovered to be an almost four thousand year old burial ground of the Glacial Kame People-named for the distinctive gravel elevations in which their dead were buried. The area was once a farm owned by Henry Boose, an early resident of Allen County.

Erected 1976 by Allen County Bicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 40° 47.325′ N, 84° 5.807′ W. Marker is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. Marker is on Bluelick Road, 0.1 miles west of Sugar Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lima OH 45805, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Allen County’s First Settlement (approx. 0.3 miles away); Founders and Patriots of Allen County, Ohio (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lima (approx. 1½ miles away); Rotary Riverwalk & Ottawa River Bikeway (approx. 2.6 miles away); McLean Teady Bear Park (approx. 2.9 miles away); Eastman Johnson's Maple Sugar Paintings (approx.

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2.9 miles away); Servicemen's Free Canteen (approx. 3.1 miles away); More Than a Game (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.

More about this marker. Has several bullet holes in the marker.

Photographed By Michael Baker, November 4, 2014

2. The Henry Boose site Marker

Photographed By Michael Baker, November 4, 2014

3. The Henry Boose site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2014, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,820 times since then and 119 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2014, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.