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

1009

Historic Ashtabula Harbor

 
 
1009 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
1. 1009 Marker
Inscription. Built in 1889 by John & Oliver Topky

1889-1950
Topky Brothers Hardware & Ship Chandler

1951-1978
The Topky Hardware Company

1979-1995
Topky-Cook's Hardware Company
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
 
Location. 41° 53.999′ N, 80° 47.929′ W. Marker is in Ashtabula, Ohio, in Ashtabula County. It is on Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1009 Bridge Street, Ashtabula OH 44004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore 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: 1005 (here, next to this marker); 1003 (a few steps from this marker); 1017 (a few steps from this marker); 1012 (a few steps from this marker); 1016 (a few steps from this marker); 1020 (a few steps from this marker); 1010 (a few steps from this marker); 1018 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ashtabula.
 
1009 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
2. 1009 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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