Near Camden in Preble County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Marking the Trail
Photographed by Darryl R Smith, November 13, 2017
1. Marking the Trail Marker
Erected 1912.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.
Location. 39° 36.238′ N, 84° 35.542′ W. Marker is near Camden, Ohio, in Preble County. It is at the intersection of Wayne Trace Road (County Route 5) and Camden West Elkton Road, on the left when traveling north on Wayne Trace Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10100 Wayne Trace Road, Camden OH 45311, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Elkton Underground Railroad Station (approx. 2.3 miles away); Birthplace of Author Sherwood Anderson (approx. 3.4 miles away); Camden Awkwards (approx. 3½ miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 3½ miles away); Camden Remembers (approx. 3½ miles away); Camden War Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Camden (approx. 3.6 miles away); Somerville Veterans Memorial / Somerville School (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
Regarding Marking the Trail. It appears to have been one of a series of trace markers, no others of this type are known to be in existence.
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Photographed by Darryl R Smith, November 13, 2017
2. Marking the Trail Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2017, by Darryl R Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,010 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2017, by Darryl R Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
