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Defiance in Defiance County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D.

Columbia University

— Ph.D. Univ. of PA. —

 
 
Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2019
1. Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D. Marker
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Practiced medicine and surgery at Defiance Ohio, from 13th July 1871. He carried cheer, hope and relief into many afflicted households.

The names of the American ancestors of Charles Elihu Slogum are:
Caleb W. • Joseph • Eleazer • John • Eleazer • Eleazer • Giles • and Anthony
Who came from Taunton, England, and was one of the founders of Taunton, Massachusetts, in the year l637, A.D.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraScience & MedicineSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1871.
 
Location. 41° 16.392′ N, 84° 22.683′ W. Marker is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. It can be reached from South Clinton Street (Ohio Route 111) 0.2 miles north of Dotterer Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1417 S Clinton St, Defiance OH 43512, 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: Riverside Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Riverside Cemetery Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Defiance County Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument (about 500 feet away); Graves of Soldiers (about 800 feet away); Route and Camp's

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(about 800 feet away); William C. Holgate Park (approx. Ύ mile away); The Alexander Sankey Latty House (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Henry Seither - Todd Taylor House (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Defiance.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Abatis and Camp (was about 800 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2019
2. Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D. Marker
Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2019
3. Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D. Marker
Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2019
4. Charles Elihu Slocum, M.D. Marker
Dr. Slocums Gravesite, infront of the memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2019
5. Dr. Slocums Gravesite, infront of the memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 464 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 11, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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