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

Wapakoneta

 
 
Wapakoneta Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 30, 2021
1. Wapakoneta Marker
Inscription.
Hometown of
Neil
Armstrong

First Man on the Moon July 20, 1969

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceExploration. A significant historical date for this entry is July 20, 1969.
 
Location. 40° 34.546′ N, 84° 10.908′ W. Marker is in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is on Dixie Highway (County Road 25A) 0.2 miles south of Keller Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 509 Dixie Hwy, Wapakoneta OH 45895, 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 walking distance of this marker: Cpl. Christian Schnell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Au Glaize and the First Wapakoneta Shawnee Council House
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Dayton and Michigan Railroad (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wapakoneta Heritage Parkway (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lengerich Garden (approx. 0.7 miles away); Neil Armstrong Homecoming Statue (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wapakoneta.
 
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 309 times since then and 10 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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Aug. 2, 2026