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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. First Putnam County Seat, 1834-1866. Home of Putnam County's Pioneer Days Celebration
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Department Of Transportation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable EventsPolitical SubdivisionsSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.
 
Location. 40° 58.815′ N, 84° 12.18′ W. Marker is in Kalida, Ohio, in Putnam County. It is on Broad Street (U.S. 224) 0.1 miles south of East Water Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 E Water St, Kalida OH 45853, 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 walking distance of this marker: Pioneer Days In Kalida / The Putnam County Historical Society (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome To Pioneer Park (about 700 feet away); Pioneer Days Mural (about 700 feet away); First Putnam County Government Seat / Court Houses (about 700 feet away); Kalida Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Artist Emerson Burkhart (approx. 0.4
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miles away); a different marker also named Kalida (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Kalida (approx. one mile 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
Kalida Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 19, 2021
4. Kalida Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 22, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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