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

The Western Reserve

 
 
The Western Reserve Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
1. The Western Reserve Marker
Inscription. On 4th July 1796, the Moses Cleaveland Company here opened the Western Reserve to survey naming this place "Ft. Independence"
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1796.
 
Location. 41° 58.075′ N, 80° 33.159′ W. Marker is in Conneaut, Ohio, in Ashtabula County. Marker is on Mariana Drive north of Harbor Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1080 Harbor Street, Conneaut OH 44030, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Time Ball Signal (approx. 1.3 miles away); Nickel Plate Road Berkshire Locomotive No. 755 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hopper Car and Caboose (approx. 1.3 miles away); Conneaut Historical Railroad Museum (approx. 1.3 miles away); Remembering Our Fallen Heroes (approx. 1.7 miles away); PA-OH Border Monument (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Western Reserve (approx. 1.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Conneaut.
 
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The Western Reserve Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
2. The Western Reserve Marker
Time capsule placed nearby image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 13, 2019
3. Time capsule placed nearby
 
 
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 223 times since then and 22 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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