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

Bellefontaine

 
 
Bellefontaine Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Baughman, March 27, 2021
1. Bellefontaine Marker
Inscription. First concrete street in America built here in 1891
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society and Ohio Department of Highways.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
 
Location. 40° 22.03′ N, 83° 44.067′ W. Marker is in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in Logan County. It is on Ohio Route 504 Ό mile west of U.S. 33, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1319 Route 540, Bellefontaine OH 43311, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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: Bellefontaine War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bellefontaine Vietnam Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Campbell Hill (approx. 0.8 miles away); Remembrance 1951- 1969 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dr. Earl S. Sloan (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ohio Hi Point Career Center (approx. 0.8 miles away); Myeerah Trail / Historic Logan County (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Harley Long Building (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellefontaine.
 
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Bellefontaine Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Baughman, June 27, 2021
2. Bellefontaine Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. This page has been viewed 474 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on June 30, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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