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Point Pleasant in Clermont County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Point Pleasant

Corporation Limit Marker

 
 
Point Pleasant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 6, 2021
1. Point Pleasant Marker
Inscription. Birthplace of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 18th President of the United States
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Markers Committee.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists.
 
Location. 38° 53.595′ N, 84° 13.953′ W. Marker is in Point Pleasant, Ohio, in Clermont County. It is on Ohio Scenic River Byway (U.S. 52) 0.1 miles north of Indian Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1625 Ohio Scenic River Byway, Moscow OH 45153, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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)
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Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ulysses Simpson Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); Grant Memorial Bridge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Ulysses Simpson Grant (about 400 feet away); U.S. Grant Historic District (about 400 feet away); U. S. Grant Birthplace (about 400 feet away); Jean DeLannoy (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Point Pleasant (approx. Ό mile away); Henry Clark Corbin / Colclazer Run (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Point Pleasant.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Grant Birthplace (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Ulysses Grant (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Point Pleasant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 6, 2021
2. Point Pleasant Marker
Reverse side.
Point Pleasant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 6, 2021
3. Point Pleasant Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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