The Wayne Village Park
This park was established in 1955 through the efforts of Russell "Bugsy” Herchelroth. Improvements to the park are from the Elmer L. and Hazel V. Wirebaugh Memorial Gifts.
The original park board was:
John Tyson, Russell Herchelroth,
Marshall Matson, Paul Hower,
Stanley Salisbury, Cecil Sawyer
and Robert Stewart.
Erected 1986 by The Village of Wayne, Ohio.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.
Location. 41° 17.972′ N, 83° 28.411′ W. Marker is in Wayne, Ohio, in Wood County. It is on Center Street (Local Road 1474) just south of West South Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 W South St, Wayne OH 43466, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp, in the Till Plains, and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wayne Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bradner World War Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Risingsun Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Perry Center (approx. 6.2 miles away); In Memory of Captain Elihu H. Mason (approx. 6.7 miles away); William Henry Harrison's Encampment (approx. 7.2 miles away); Jerry City High School Bell (approx. 7.4 miles away); Jerry City Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.4 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 383 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 7, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 8, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
