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West Mansfield in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

West Mansfield

 
 
West Mansfield Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 3, 2021
1. West Mansfield Marker
Inscription. Established in 1848 by Levi Southard named for his son, Mansfield
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society; Ohio Department of Transportation; Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & 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 1848.
 
Location. 40° 24.342′ N, 83° 33.123′ W. Marker is in West Mansfield, Ohio, in Logan County. It is on Lake Avenue (Ohio Route 47) 0.2 miles west of North Dean Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 Lake Ave, West Mansfield OH 43358, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Flatwood Schoolhouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named West Mansfield (approx. 0.9 miles away); Myeerah Nature Preserve (approx. 4½ miles away); Greeneville Treaty Line / Greeneville Treaty Line in Union County (approx. 4½ miles away); Myeerah Freshwater Marsh (approx. 4.6 miles away); York Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); York Center WW II Veterans Memorial
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(approx. 5.2 miles away); East Liberty School (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Mansfield.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Greenville Treaty Line / Indian Boundary (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
West Mansfield Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 3, 2021
2. West Mansfield Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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