Near Polk in Ashland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Rowsburg

Founded Apr. 15, 1835

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2019

1. Rowsburg Marker

Inscription. Near this spot in Sept. 1861 James Garfield, who later became 20th President of the Nation, recruited 50 members of Co. C for his regiment, the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for Civil War service.

Erected 1936.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #20 James A. Garfield series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1861.

Location. 40° 51.501′ N, 82° 9.536′ W. Memorial is near Polk, Ohio, in Ashland County. It is on U.S. 250 0.2 miles west of County Road 175, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 199 US Highway 250, Polk OH 44866, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Amish Country.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Red Haw Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Studebaker (approx. 3½ miles away); Methodist Church Graveyard (approx. 4.1 miles away); Jeromesville Korean War Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Jeromesville World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Jeromesville 1815-2015 (approx. 4.3 miles away); Jeromesville Lions Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Ohio Buckeye Tree (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Polk.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Historical Brick Section Of The Lincoln Highway (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . 42nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry (1861-1865). (Submitted on August 13, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2019

2. Rowsburg Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 661 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.