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

Heritage Farm

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 21, 2019

1. Heritage Farm Marker

Inscription. Heritage Farm is a typical mid-19th century farm of the Ohio Western Reserve and has been restored and preserved. The original parcel of land consisted of 325 acres, which was purchased by David Berdan in 1818. The farmstead has been home to Abram and Sarah Berdan, William and Rachel Pitkin, George and Julia Tibbitts, and Peter and Mary Groening. The Heritage Farm Museum site consists of 4 acres with a house, privy, carriage house, corncrib, granary, equipment shed, barn, milk house, and chicken house, and was open to the public on July 1, 2000.

Erected 2003 by the Ohio Bicentennial Commission, the Longaberger Company, RPM, Inc., and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 4-52.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 41° 13.601′ N, 81° 51.111′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Ohio, in Medina County. It is on Laurel Road west of Pearl Road (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 4613 Laurel Road, Brunswick OH 44212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Stone Front Step (a few steps from this marker); Historic Underground Railroad Station (within shouting distance of this marker); This Cast Iron Marker (within shouting distance of this marker); Brunswick Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Brunswick's First Church Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Brunswick United Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Liverpool Township / Liverpool and Valley City (approx. 3.9 miles away); First Congregational Church of Weymouth

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 21, 2019

2. Heritage Farm Marker

(approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brunswick.

Heritage Farm and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 21, 2019

3. Heritage Farm and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 961 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.