Burton in Geauga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Hickox Brick

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

1. The Hickox Brick Marker

Inscription. Built in 1838 by Eleazer Hickox who came to Burton in 1804. The frame annex is part of the old home of Thomas Umberfield, the first white settler in this, Geauga County. He arrived here in 1798.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 41° 28.208′ N, 81° 8.687′ W. Marker is in Burton, Ohio, in Geauga County. It can be reached from East Park Street. Marker is mounted to the front of the Century Village Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14653 E Park Street, Burton OH 44021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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

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are within walking distance of this marker: The Burton Village Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome To Burton's Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Under This Penstock Base (within shouting distance of this marker); Burton (within shouting distance of this marker); Erected to the Memory of the Soldiers of the American Revolution (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Second High School / The Burton Public Library (about 700 feet away); Century Building (about 700 feet away); In Commemoration of Rev. Joseph Badger (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burton.

Also see . . . The Geauga County Historical Society Century Village Museum. (Submitted on September 1, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

2. The Hickox Brick Marker

The Geauga County Historical and Museum Society image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

3. The Geauga County Historical and Museum Society

Located to the right of The Hickox Brick marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 507 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 1, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.