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Port William in Clinton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Gilbert Van Zant

Little Gib

 
 
Little Gib Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 28, 2017
1. Little Gib Marker
Inscription.
Port William
Home of the the youngest Union Civil War soldier

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 39° 33.07′ N, 83° 47.232′ W. Marker is in Port William, Ohio, in Clinton County. It is at the intersection of Paintersville Road (County Route 5) and Main Street (Ohio Route 134), on the right when traveling east on Paintersville Road. Marker is next to the mill race. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 304 1st Street, Port William OH 45164, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bowersville (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Bowersville (approx. 4 miles away); Beam Farm Mound (approx. 5½ miles away); Wilmington War Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away); J. W. Denver Williams, Jr. (approx. 7.3 miles away); Smith Place School (approx. 7.3 miles away); Wilmington Library (approx. 7.4 miles away); 302 TAW C-119 Accident Memorial (approx. 7.4 miles away).
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Gilbert Van Zandt (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Deserted Camp (was approx. 5.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
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Little Gib Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 28, 2017
2. Little Gib Marker
full view of marker beside mill race
Little Gib Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 28, 2017
3. Little Gib Marker
marker can be seen at a distance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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