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

The George Briggs House

 
 
The George Briggs House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2019
1. The George Briggs House Marker
Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the

National Register
of Historic Places

b the United States
Department of The Interior


 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 41° 17.159′ N, 84° 22.191′ W. Marker is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is on Holgate Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: The Charles Kettenring House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Edwin Charles House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Curtis Holgate House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Williams C. Holgate House (about 300 feet away); The Ansberry-Kettenring House (about 300 feet away); John Ferland House (about 400 feet away); The Charles C. Hoffman House (about 400 feet away); The Henry Seither - Todd Taylor House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Defiance.
 
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The George Briggs House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2019
2. The George Briggs House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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