Near Archbold in Fulton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

1815 Michigan Meridian Crossing

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2021

1. 1815 Michigan Meridian Crossing Marker

Inscription. This spot marks the crossing of the Michigan Meridian and the West Line of the 1807 Treaty of Detroit. In October of 1815 Deputy Surveyor Benjamin Hough, Alexander Holmes and 11 crew members passed through here as they surveyed North from Fort Defiance to the Michigan Baseline, roughly 60 miles North.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Forts and Castles. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1815.

Location. 41° 33.081′ N, 84° 21.553′ W. Marker is near Archbold, Ohio, in Fulton County. It is on County Route 26, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Archbold OH 43502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and 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.

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bur Oak (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ohio Champion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Goll Woods / Deputy Surveyor James Riley (approx. ¼ mile away); Goll Woods (approx. ¼ mile away); Steve Schnitkey (approx. half a mile away); Goll Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); What About That Arrow? (approx. 2.6 miles away); Wabash Cannonball Trail (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Archbold.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2021

2. 1815 Michigan Meridian Crossing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 519 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.