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

Wapakoneta

(Wapaughkonnetta)

 
 
Wapakoneta Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 30, 2021
1. Wapakoneta Marker
Inscription. Council House (Capital) of the Shawnee from c.1798 until their forced removal to Kansas in 1832
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Department of Transportation, and Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.
 
Location. 40° 35.015′ N, 84° 12.188′ W. Marker is in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in Auglaize County. Marker is on Lincoln Avenue (Ohio Route 501) 0.1 miles south of Redskin Trail, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1244 Lincoln Hwy, Wapakoneta OH 45895, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cpl. Christian Schnell (within shouting distance of this marker); The Shannon Stock Company (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wapakoneta Commercial Historic District (approx. one mile away); 1874 Casper Rhine Boots And Shoe Store (approx. one mile away); The Charles F. Herbst Building (1905) (approx. one mile away); The Nagel Block (1908) (approx. one
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mile away); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (approx. one mile away); Apollow 11 Mission and the First Moon Walk (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wapakoneta.
 
Additional keywords. Trail of Tears; Forced Removal
 
Wapakoneta Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 30, 2021
2. Wapakoneta Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 165 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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