Arlington in Hancock County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Village of Arlington
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The Arlington Heritage
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 20, 2011
1. Village of Arlington Marker
close up, side A
Village of Arlington First a farming community, later a railroad crossroads in southern Hancock County, Arlington was one of the county's earliest settlements. Gen. William Hull opened a trail into the area during the War of 1812 as he crossed Buck Run at Eagle Creek. He led his army to the Blanchard River to establish Ft. Findlay. Robert Hurd owned extensive tracts of land in the area, and his sons were the first recorded settlers, building a log cabin near this site in 1834. The rich farmland and abundant water soon attracted other settlers to the vicinity of "Hurdtown." The name was changed to "Arlington" when the village was formally surveyed in November, 1844.
The Arlington Heritage
1834: First log Cabin,
1844: Village platted with 16 lots,
1854: Asian cholera epidemic, 40 deaths,
1861: Civil War, town men leave,
1892: Village incorporated: Jim Huff, Mayor,
1897: First newspaper, "Arlington Gazette",
1900: First telephone, 1905: First high school graduation class,
1984: Sesquicentennial celebration
Erected 1984 by Historic Preservation Guild of Hancock County Hancock Park District Arlington Lions Club The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 10-32.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed
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Location. 40° 53.732′ N, 83° 38.862′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Ohio, in Hancock County. It is on Park Street, in the median. Marker is in the Village Park at the east edge of town. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Park Street, Arlington OH 45814, 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ellis School Bell (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Shipwreck History (approx. 2.4 miles away); William Ellsworth Hoy (1862-1961) (approx. 3.9 miles away); Historic Bell Tower (approx. 4.2 miles away); Williamstown (approx. 4.2 miles away); Johnny Appleseed (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 20, 2011
2. Village of Arlington Marker
close up, side B
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 20, 2011
3. Village of Arlington Marker
full view of marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 20, 2011
4. Village of Arlington Marker
marker can be seen at a distance
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,451 times since then and 74 times this year. Last updated on July 4, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 8, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
