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Kalida in Putnam County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Kalida

 
 
Kalida Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 19, 2021
1. Kalida Marker
Inscription. Hometown of Brigadier General Edward Settle Godfrey, Congressional Medal of Honor winner
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Department Of Transportation, Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists.
 
Location. 40° 59.64′ N, 84° 11.871′ W. Marker is in Kalida, Ohio, in Putnam County. It is on Napoleon Road (Ohio Route 115) 0.2 miles north of County Road M, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 861 Napoleon Rd, Ottawa OH 45875, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp and in the 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Artist Emerson Burkhart (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kalida Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Welcome To Pioneer Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pioneer Days Mural (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pioneer Days In Kalida / The Putnam County Historical Society (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Putnam County Government Seat / Court Houses
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(approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Kalida (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Kalida (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kalida.
 
Kalida Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 19, 2021
2. Kalida Marker
Kalida Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 19, 2021
3. Kalida Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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