Florida in Henry County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Florida
Corporation Limit Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 6, 2019
1. Florida Marker
Erected by Ohio Historical Markers Committee.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 41° 19.573′ N, 84° 11.704′ W. Marker is in Florida, Ohio, in Henry County. It is on East High Street (Ohio Route 424) 0.1 miles east of Chester Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 413 E High St, Napoleon OH 43545, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp and in the Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Florida United Methodist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Revolutionary Soldier (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fort Starvation (approx. 4.2 miles away); Winchester's Camp No. 3/Fort Starvation / The Old Kentucky Burial Grounds (approx. 4.2 miles away); Kentucky & Ohio Soldiers Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Eagles Nest (approx. 4½ miles away); You Are On The Buckeye Trail (approx. 4½ miles away); Ohio Department of Natural Resources 75th Anniversary (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florida.
Other markers no longer nearby. Girty's Island (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Winchester's Encampment (was approx. 3.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 6, 2019
2. Florida Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 6, 2019
3. Florida Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 509 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on September 29, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
