Cambridge in Guernsey County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cambridge
Astronaut
John H. Glenn, Jr.
First American
to orbit Earth
Born July 18, 1921
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 18, 1921.
Location. 40° 0.201′ N, 81° 34.567′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Ohio, in Guernsey County. It is on Southgate Parkway (Ohio Route 209) 0.1 miles north of Hermon Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2224 Southgate Parkway, Cambridge OH 43725, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Guernsey County 9-11 Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); William Lawrence Boyd (approx. 1½ miles away); Carl Ross Harbin, Jr. (approx. 1½ miles away); Guernsey County Revolutionary Heros Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Dr. Charles E. Jefferson (approx. 1.6 miles away); Capt. Thomas B. Cook (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Scottish Rite in Ohio (approx. 1.6 miles away); Founders Cemetery Pioneer Families (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.
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