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

Bowling Green

 
 
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Photographed by Craig Doda, August 28, 2021
1. Bowling Green Marker
Inscription. Founded by Elisha Martindale in 1833. Home of Bowling Green State University since 1910.
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society-Ohio Department Of Transportation-Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.
 
Location. 41° 22.309′ N, 83° 40.513′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Ohio, in Wood County. It is on W. Wooster Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boom Town (approx. 1.2 miles away); Historic Schools (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ties That Bind (approx. 1.2 miles away); Historic Churches (approx. 1.2 miles away); Welcome To Wooster Green (approx. 1.2 miles away); A Legacy of Public Service (approx. 1.2 miles away); Wiley Post No. 46 (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Main Street Historic District (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowling Green.
 
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Bowling Green Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 28, 2021
2. Bowling Green Marker
Bowling Green Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 28, 2021
3. Bowling Green Marker
Bowling Green Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 28, 2021
4. Bowling Green Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 8, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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