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St. Paris in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Site of Walborn & Riker Co.

 
 
Site of Walborn & Riker Co. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2008
1. Site of Walborn & Riker Co. Marker
Inscription.
This company was known world wide for quality pony pleasure vehicles, 1881 - 1914
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceRoads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
 
Location. 40° 7.481′ N, 83° 57.566′ W. Marker is in St. Paris, Ohio, in Champaign County. Marker is on Springfield Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is between Mill Street and Oak Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Paris OH 43072, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lincoln Funeral Train (a few steps from this marker); St. Paris Korea and Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Paris and Johnson Township World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Paris and Johnson Township World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Paris (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named St. Paris (approx. 0.8 miles away); A. B. Graham (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lena (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Paris.
 
Also see . . .
1. The Walborn & Riker Company, St. Paris, Ohio. Black Swamp Riding Club website entry (Submitted on June 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Then and Now: Riker home in St. Paris
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. Urbana Daily Citizen website entry (Submitted on June 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Site of Walborn & Riker Co. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2008
2. Site of Walborn & Riker Co. Marker
Looking north along Springfield Street.
St. Paris Corporate Limit Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2008
3. St. Paris Corporate Limit Marker
"Pony Wagon Town," once a center of manufacture of these colorful carts. [On west Main Street (US Route 36) at corporate limit.]
Site of Walborn & Riker Co. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2008
4. Site of Walborn & Riker Co. Marker
"Pony Wagon Town," once a center of manufacture of these colorful carts. [Looking east on Main Street (US Route 36) at western corporate limit.]
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,232 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 23, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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