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Johnson Memorial Library

 
 
Johnson Memorial Library Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 9, 2019
1. Johnson Memorial Library Marker
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Presented to the community of Hicksville by Carma Johnson Rowe
1953 A.D.

Built on the site of the home of A.P. Edgerton, a founding father of this community.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.
 
Location. 41° 17.572′ N, 84° 45.799′ W. Marker is in Hicksville, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is on W. High Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hicksville OH 43526, 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 walking distance of this marker: Land Office Building (here, next to this marker); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Daeida Hartell Wilcox Beveridge / Amelia Swilley Bingham (within shouting distance of this marker); First Church of Christ Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Hicksville Historical Society (approx. 0.2 miles away); An Appeal To Heaven (approx. 0.3 miles away); Honoring All Veterans (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War One / World War Two / Korean War / Vietnam War (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hicksville.

 
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Johnson Memorial Library Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 9, 2019
2. Johnson Memorial Library Marker
Johnson Memorial Library Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 9, 2019
3. Johnson Memorial Library Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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