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Homerville in Medina County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Galion Horse-Drawn Road Grader

 
 
Galion Horse-Drawn Road Grader Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 8, 2018
1. Galion Horse-Drawn Road Grader Marker
Inscription.
Manufactured by the Galion Iron Works Company
Galion, OH

This grader was originally purchased
by Homer Township on June 14, 1913.
Original purchase price, $200.00

Refurbished by the
Homervilie Community Center Committee 2008

Donated to the Community Center by Carl Zemank


 
Erected 2008 by Homervilie Community Center Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical date for this entry is June 14, 1913.
 
Location. 41° 1.798′ N, 82° 7.612′ W. Marker is in Homerville, Ohio, in Medina County. It is on Spencer Road (Ohio Route 301), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Homerville OH 44235, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. 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: Homerville Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); West Salem City Hall (approx. 4.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); World War Memorial
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(approx. 4.9 miles away); Sullivan Veterans Monument (approx. 5 miles away); Sullivan Veterans War Memorial (approx. 5 miles away).
 
Galion Horse-Drawn Road Grader Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 8, 2018
2. Galion Horse-Drawn Road Grader Marker
Galion Horse-Drawn Road Grader Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 8, 2018
3. Galion Horse-Drawn Road Grader Marker
Galion Horse-Drawn Road Grader Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 8, 2018
4. Galion Horse-Drawn Road Grader Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 5, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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