Mount Victory in Hardin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Mount Victory
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 3, 2021
1. Mount Victory Marker
photo of the "sister" marker, at the other end of town; they were/are identical
Erected by Ohio Historical Society; Ohio Department of Transportation Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 40° 31.775′ N, 83° 31.045′ W. Marker was in Mount Victory, Ohio, in Hardin County. It was on South Main Street (Ohio Route 31) 0.2 miles south of East Marion Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker was removed for the construction of a new Dollar General; it has not been re-erected. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 425 South Main Street, Mount Victory OH 43340, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Ohio’s Till Plains. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Mount Victory Historic District / Mount Victory and the Underground Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mount Victory United Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mount Victory Veterans Memorial
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Additional keywords. Underground Railroad
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 3, 2021
2. Mount Victory Marker
former site of the marker, the marker stood at the far side of the new driveway
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 16 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.
