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Near Germantown in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Germantown

East Side

 
 
Germantown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 4, 2021
1. Germantown Marker
Inscription. "The Jewel of the Twin Valley." Founded by Philip Gunckel
 
Erected 1976 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 1804.
 
Location. 39° 38.611′ N, 84° 20.251′ W. Marker is near Germantown, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is on Upper Miamisburg Road (Ohio Route 725) 0.2 miles west of Isaac, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8511 Upper Miamisburg Rd, Miamisburg OH 45342, 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 Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Germantown's Famous Covered Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); Germantown Covered Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); Gunckel Heritage (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Shuey House (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Germantown (approx. 2.3 miles away); Germantown Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Shuey Mill (approx. 2.3 miles away); Miamisburg in the Great Flood of 1913 (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Germantown.
 
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Another marker is no longer nearby.
The Village of Germantown (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Germantown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 4, 2021
2. Germantown Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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