Near Kenton in Hardin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Private Jacob Parrott

First Recipient Medal of Honor

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2018

1. Private Jacob Parrott Marker

full view of marker

Inscription. Private Jacob Parrott Company 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry First Recipient Medal of Honor

Erected 2018 by Ohio History Connection.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 40° 32.634′ N, 83° 40.306′ W. Memorial is near Kenton, Ohio, in Hardin County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 68 and Sloan Road (County Route 210), on the right when traveling south on U.S. 68. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 19691 US 68, Kenton OH 43326, 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 Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5

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miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hull's Trail 1812 (approx. 2½ miles away); Lawrence Woods (approx. 3 miles away); Rhino Tree (approx. 3 miles away); Woodland Birds (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Hull's Trail 1812 (approx. 3.1 miles away); Belle Center Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Belle Center War Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Belle Center (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Devil’s Backbone (was approx. 3.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Jacob Parrott - First Medal of Honor recipient. (Submitted on November 14, 2018, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. Medal of Honor

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2018

2. Private Jacob Parrott Marker

text, portion "A"

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2018

3. Private Jacob Parrott Marker

text portion "B"

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2018

4. Private Jacob Parrott Marker

as seen from the road

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2018

5. Private Jacob Parrott Marker

the portrait

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2018

6. Private Jacob Parrott Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 12, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.