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Fort Jefferson in Darke County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Trench

Fort Jefferson

 
 
Trench Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 14, 2019
1. Trench Marker
Inscription. A trench lined with timber posts extended southwest from this point.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.
 
Location. 40° 1.55′ N, 84° 39.383′ W. Marker is in Fort Jefferson, Ohio, in Darke County. It is on Weavers-Fort Jefferson Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenville OH 45331, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 walking distance of this marker: Fort Jefferson: A Link in a Chain (a few steps from this marker); Underground Passage (a few steps from this marker); Ash Pit (a few steps from this marker); Fort Jefferson (within shouting distance of this marker); Excavation (within shouting distance of this marker); Firepit (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Jefferson / St. Clair’s Defeat (within shouting distance of this marker); Well or Magazine Pit (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Jefferson.
 
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Trench Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 14, 2019
2. Trench Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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