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

1005

Historic Ashtabula Harbor

 
 
1005 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
1. 1005 Marker
Inscription. Built in 1889 by A.J. Beckwith

1889-1908
A.J. Beckwith Dry Goods

1912-1927
Globe Clothiers

1930
Turner's Drug Store

1934-1940
The Great A & P Tea Company

1941-1945
England Brothers Grocery

1946-1955
Gross Market

1957
Acierno Market

1967
Frontier Lunch
Frontier Cab Company
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceScience & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
 
Location. 41° 54.002′ N, 80° 47.924′ 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: 1005 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,
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the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1003 (here, next to this marker); 1009 (here, next to this marker); 1001 (a few steps from this marker); 1012 (a few steps from this marker); 1017 (a few steps from this marker); 1006 (a few steps from this marker); 1010 (a few steps from this marker); 1016 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ashtabula.
 
1005 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
2. 1005 Marker
Additional plaque on the building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
3. Additional plaque on the building
 
 
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 409 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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