Mechanicsburg in Madison County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, February 28, 2018

1. W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna Marker

Inscription. The W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna is a mostly undisturbed remnant of the once expansive Darby Plains Prairies. Prior to European settlement more than two centuries ago, the Darby Plains covered an area of more than 380 square miles west of Columbus. These prairies were an eastward extension of the Great Plains Prairie that Ohio State Professor Edgar Transeau termed the Prairie Peninsula in 1935. The W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna is a 20-acre vestige of a once large and varied habitat of native tallgrass prairie and oak groves. The prairie contains bur oaks, one of Ohio’s largest stands of prairie dropseed grass, and several other native prairie plants. Named for a former landowner, William Pearl King (1891-1960), the site has been owned and managed by Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks since 2006.

Erected 2016 by Columbus & Franklin County Metroparks and The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 3- 49.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection

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Location. 40° 2.709′ N, 83° 28.631′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of David Brown Road (County Route 119) and Mechanicsburg- Sanford Road and Becker Road (Route 27), on the left when traveling north on David Brown Road. marker is at the southwest corner of a three way intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3000 Road 27, Mechanicsburg OH 43044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pike Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Joseph E. Wing (approx. 3.4 miles away); Plumwood Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, February 28, 2018

2. W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna Marker

full view of marker, looking west along Mechanicsburg- Sanford Road

(approx. 4.1 miles away); Mechanicsburg (approx. 4.2 miles away); James Roy Hopkins (approx. 4.4 miles away); Oldest Church (approx. 4½ miles away); Second Baptist Church (approx. 4½ miles away); Addison White (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsburg.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, February 28, 2018

3. W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna Marker

marker at a distance, from David Brown Road, looking north

W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, February 28, 2018

4. W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna

the great oaks of the savanna

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, February 28, 2018

5. W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna

looking north across the Madison Plains

Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,261 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 28, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.