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Bloomingburg in Fayette County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Bloomingburg

 
 
Bloomingburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2021
1. Bloomingburg Marker
Inscription. Founded 1815 by Solomon Bowers. Site of one of Ohio's first academies.
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Department Of Highways.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationSettlements & 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 1815.
 
Location. 39° 36.41′ N, 83° 23.824′ W. Marker is in Bloomingburg, Ohio, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Ohio Route 38) and Cross Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 61 Main St, Bloomingburg OH 43106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bloomingburg Veterans Flag Pole (a few steps from this marker); Bloomingburg Area Underground Railroad (a few steps from this marker); Bloomingburg Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bloomingburg War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bloomingburg Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Smith Homestead (approx. 3.8 miles away); Washington Court House
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(approx. 4½ miles away); The Judy Memorial Chapel (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomingburg.
 
Bloomingburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2021
2. Bloomingburg Marker
Bloomingburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2021
3. Bloomingburg Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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