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Stockport in Morgan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Stockport

 
 
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Photographed by Craig Doda, December 28, 2021
1. Stockport Marker
Inscription. Stockport was named in 1838 after a town in England by Postmaster Samuel Beswick
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.
 
Location. 39° 32.908′ N, 81° 47.418′ W. Marker is in Stockport, Ohio, in Morgan County. It is on Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stockport OH 43787, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Underground Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stockport Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Two Riverboat Pilots (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Big Bottom Massacre (approx. 0.9 miles away); Brick Church and Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Water Power on the Muskingum River (approx. 3.8 miles away); Quaker Meeting House (approx. 5.8 miles away); Maple Grove Farm (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stockport.
 
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Stockport Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 28, 2021
2. Stockport Marker
Stockport Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 28, 2021
3. Stockport Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 11, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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