Williamstown in Hancock County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Williamstown
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 8, 2020
1. Williamstown Marker
Founded In 1834. Birthplace and home of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Winner William Haliday Williams, Company C, 82nd Volunteer Infantry.
Founded in 1834 by John W. Williams. A popular stop for travelers and truckers on the historic coast to coast Lincoln Highway.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Lincoln Highway, and the Medal of Honor Recipients series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 40° 50.053′ N, 83° 39.077′ W. Memorial is in Williamstown, Ohio, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 68 and County Road 332, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 68. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 23009 US-68, Williamstown OH 45897, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hulls Trail 1812 (approx. 1.4 miles away); To Remember Veterans Of All Wars (approx. 2.9 miles away); Dunkirk Field of Honors (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named To Remember Veterans Of All Wars (approx. 3.1 miles away); Hull's Trail, 1812 (approx. 3.7 miles away);
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Other markers no longer nearby. Fort Necessity (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing); Fort Necessity / William Hull Memorial Park (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).
![Williamstown Marker [Reverse] image. Click for full size.](Photos6/655/Photo655794.jpg?523202255000PM "Williamstown Marker [Reverse]. Click for full size.")
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
2. Williamstown Marker [Reverse]
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
3. Lincoln Highway Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 642 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 10, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
