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

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Springfield Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Baughman, July 22, 2021
1. Springfield Marker
Inscription. 4-H clubs of America founded here in 1902 by A.B. Graham
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Markers Committee.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureEducation. In addition, it is included in the 4-H Youth Program, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is January 15, 1902.
 
Location. 39° 57.457′ N, 83° 48.215′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Ohio, in Clark County. It is on North Limestone Street (Ohio Route 72) just north of White Cliffs Court, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2525 N Limestone St, Springfield OH 45503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. 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
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Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ridgewood in the Country Club District (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Theological Education at Wittenberg (approx. 1.6 miles away); Asa Smith Bushnell (approx. 1.7 miles away); United States Colored Troops (approx. 1.7 miles away); Union Soldiers Monument (approx. 1.7 miles away); William Whiteley (approx. 1.7 miles away); Wittenberg Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.
 
Also see . . .
1. 4-H History | 4-H. 4-h history from the late 1800's to today.
Since 4‑H began more than 100 years ago, it has become the nation’s largest youth development organization.
(Submitted on July 23, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio.) 

2. 4-H - Wikipedia article. (Submitted on July 23, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio.)
 
Additional keywords. 4-H Youth Program 🍀
 
Springfield Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Baughman, July 22, 2021
2. Springfield Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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