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Near Liberty Center in Henry County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Site of Rice Lock 42

 
 
Site Of Rice Lock 42 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 10, 2020
1. Site Of Rice Lock 42 Marker
Inscription. Miami Wabash & Erie Canal, 1843-1913
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 41° 25.247′ N, 83° 54.483′ W. Marker is near Liberty Center, Ohio, in Henry County. It is on Old U.S. 24 0.2 miles east of Local Road 2b, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Liberty Center OH 43532, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Laskey Family Hickory Grove (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lock 43 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grand Rapids (approx. 1½ miles away); St. Patrick Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Providence Historical District (approx. 1.8 miles away); The 150th Anniversary of the Great Starvation (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Heeter-Russo House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Sugar Maple (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Liberty Center.
 
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Site Of Rice Lock 42 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 10, 2020
2. Site Of Rice Lock 42 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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