Bowling Green in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Pest House

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 12, 2021

1. Pest House Marker

Inscription. One of two buildings used to isolate residents with infectious diseases from the rest of the infirmary household. The other Pest House no longer stands.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.

Location. 41° 21.034′ N, 83° 36.983′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Ohio, in Wood County. It is on County Home Road (County Road 172) east of Linwood Road (County Road 236), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13660 County Home Rd, Bowling Green OH 43402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp,

in the Till Plains,

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

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: Pestilence House 1933 (here, next to this marker); Lunatic Asylum 1885 (a few steps from this marker); Hog Barn, 1913 (a few steps from this marker); Wood County Infirmary (within shouting distance of this marker); Wood County Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Lunatic House (within shouting distance of this marker); Brandeberry Wall (within shouting distance of this marker); Gas Plant, 1906 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.

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Photographed by Craig Doda, November 12, 2021

2. The Pest House

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 590 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.