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New Rumley in Harrison County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

New Rumley

Corporation Limit Marker

 
 
New Rumley Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 21, 2014
1. New Rumley Marker
Inscription. The Birthplace of General George Armstrong Custer
 
Erected by Ohio History Connection.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
 
Location. 40° 24.103′ N, 81° 1.318′ W. Marker is in New Rumley, Ohio, in Harrison County. It is on Rumley Road East (Ohio Route 646) 0.4 miles east of Lockman Road, on the right when traveling west. There is another similar marker at the west end of town. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 41875 Rumley Rd E, New Rumley OH 43984, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boy General (approx. 0.6 miles away); Custer Monument Historic Site (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named New Rumley (approx. 0.9 miles away); Scio, Ohio (approx. 3.4 miles away); Abraham Lincoln at Cadiz Junction (approx. 5.6 miles away); The Perrysville Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 5.9 miles away); For Your Todays They Gave Their Tomorrow (approx. 7.1 miles away); World War II Honor Roll (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Rumley.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 311 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 6, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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