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

Garmhausen Roadside Rest Area

By Steve Stoessel, April 28, 2019

1. Garmhausen Roadside Rest Area Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In honor of Wilbur J. Garmhausen

Chief Landscape Architect, Ohio Dept. of Highways 1949-1972, Division Landscape Architect 1935-1949. Developer of Ohio Rest Areas, speaker, author, coordinator of Ohio Short Course on Roadside Development for 31 years, chairman of Roadside Development Comm., National Highway Research Board. Recognized by President L.B. Johnson for his national role in roadside development. We salute Garmy, born in Lock Two, Ohio, for his leadership in making travel safer and more enjoyable

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 39° 45.59′ N, 83° 18.216′ W. Marker is in Jeffersonville, Ohio, in Fayette County. Marker is on Interstate 71, on the right when traveling south. At the rest area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jeffersonville OH 43128, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. In Memory (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mount Sterling (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mt. Sterling (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mount Sterling Town Hall

Garmhausen Marker image. Click for full size.

By Steve Stoessel, April 28, 2019

2. Garmhausen Marker

(approx. 3.4 miles away); Jack Kidwell (approx. 9.1 miles away); The Voss Site (approx. 9.4 miles away); A Valley is Born (approx. 9.6 miles away); Big Darby and Little Darby Creeks (approx. 10.4 miles away).

Garmhausen Roadside Rest Area image. Click for full size.

By Steve Stoessel, April 28, 2019

3. Garmhausen Roadside Rest Area

By Steve Stoessel, April 28, 2019

4. Garmhausen Roadside Rest Area

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 301 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 28, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.