Delphos in Van Wert County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Miami and Erie Canal
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Delphos
Anthony Wayne Parkway
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2010
1. Miami and Erie Canal Marker
Delphos. Delphos began and flourished as a canal town. It was originally four separate settlements: East Bredeick, West Bredeick, Howard, and Section Ten (named after a section of the canal). In 1851, Father John Otto Bredeick, a Bavarian priest who had purchased and founded this area in 1840, named the
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Erected 1953 by The Delphos Chamber of Commerce.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1821.
Location. 40° 50.826′ N, 84° 20.439′ W. Marker is in Delphos, Ohio, in Van Wert County. It is on West 5th Street east of North Canal Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 173 West 5th Street, Delphos OH 45833, United States of America.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2010
2. Miami and Erie Canal Marker
Close-up view of the map of the Miami and Erie Canal that is affixed to the front of the historical marker.
Regionally, this marker is 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Delphos / Miami Erie Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); Delphos World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Delphos Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); American Legion Veterans Memorial Bench (within shouting distance of this marker); Delphos Korea War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Delphos Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Delphos World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Delphos Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delphos.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2010
3. Delphos Marker
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2010
4. Miami and Erie Canal / Delphos Marker
View looking east of the historical marker on the north side of West 5th Street.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2010
5. Miami and Erie Canal / Delphos Marker
View looking north from West 5th Street of the historical marker in the right foreground and the Miami and Erie Canal on it's course northward through the community of Delphos.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2010
6. Miami and Erie Canal / Delphos Marker
View looking southward of the historical marker in the left foreground, looking across West 5th Street at the Miami and Erie Canal on its course southward. In the far center background is a view of the Delphos Herald with canal era mural painted on the side of the building.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2010
7. Miami and Erie Canal / Delphos Marker
View of the canal era mural painted on the north side of the Delphos Herald Building.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,437 times since then and 109 times this year. Last updated on January 30, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 30, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
