New Rumley in Harrison County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

New Rumley

Corporation Limit Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 24, 2020

1. New Rumley Marker

Inscription. The birthplace of General George Armstrong Custer

Erected 1990 by Ohio Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 40° 24.159′ N, 81° 2.343′ W. Marker is in New Rumley, Ohio, in Harrison County. It is on Scio-New Rumley Road (Ohio Route 646) 0.2 miles west of Chrisman Road (County Road 137), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 41195 Scio New Rumley Rd, New Rumley OH 43984, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Custer Monument Historic Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Boy General (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named New Rumley (approx. 0.9 miles away); Scio, Ohio (approx. 2½ miles away); The Perrysville Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); Abraham Lincoln at Cadiz Junction (approx. 6.4 miles away); Laceyville (approx. 7½ miles away); For Your Todays They Gave Their Tomorrow (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Rumley.

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 24, 2020

2. New Rumley Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 759 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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