Warsaw in Coshocton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Colonel William Simmons

1757 - 1823

By William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2008

1. Colonel William Simmons Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Served in the Continental Army under the command of General Washington. Appointed as Accountant of the War Department by Washington and served under Presidents Adams, Jefferson and Madison. For his services in the Continental Army, received a land grant in the northeast section of Jefferson Township in Coshocton County.

Erected 1975 by The Warsaw School, The Coshocton County Civic and Service Organizations, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-16.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection marker series.

Location. 40° 20.086′ N, 82° 0.289′ W. Marker is in Warsaw, Ohio, in Coshocton County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 36) and Plum Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warsaw OH 43844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Scout Headquarters (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Franklin J. Fischer (approx. 0.8 miles away);

By William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2008

2. Colonel William Simmons Marker

Looking west along Main Street.

Bouquet’s Camp (approx. 7.1 miles away); Bouquet’s Expedition (approx. 7.6 miles away); Underground Railroad Agents in Coshocton County / Muskingum River Underground Railroad Corridor (approx. 7.7 miles away); Visitor Center - 1992 (approx. 7.7 miles away); George LeRetilley House - 1853 (approx. 7.8 miles away); Village Smithy - c.1890 (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warsaw.

Categories. • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary •

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Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2019. This page originally submitted on December 30, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,142 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.