Alger in Hardin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Jacob Parrott
First Congressional Medal of Honor
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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 12, 2018
1. Jacob Parrott Marker
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First Recipient
Congressional Medal of Honor
Resident of Hardin County
Husband of
Sarah (Lawrence) Parrott
of Alger
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 40° 42.374′ N, 83° 50.641′ W. Memorial is in Alger, Ohio, in Hardin County. It is at the intersection of Lee Street (Ohio Route 235) and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Lee Street. marker is part of the Alger Marion Township Veterans Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 South Main Street, Alger OH 45812, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alger Marion Township Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Alger-Marion Township Veterans Wall (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Village of McGuffey / Great 1934 Onion Strike (approx. 3.2 miles away); Remember Pearl Harbor (approx. 4 miles away); POW★MIA (approx. 4 miles away); UH-1 Helicopter (approx. 4 miles away); U.S. Army Helicopter UH-1H (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alger.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Scioto Marsh (was approx. 3.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Additional keywords. Congressional Medal of Honor Great Locomotive Chase
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 12, 2018
2. Jacob Parrott Marker
full view of marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 12, 2018
3. Jacob Parrott Marker
marker, as seen from the corner of Main and Lee Streets
4. Jacob Parrott
Jacob Parrott
June 12, 2018
5. the Locomotive "General"
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 15, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
