Convoy in Van Wert County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Convoy Opera House
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City Hall
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Firehouse
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 22, 2022
1. Convoy Opera House / City Hall / Firehouse Marker
Opera House
City Hall
Firehouse
circa 1901
has been placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the
Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Entertainment • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.
Location. 40° 54.988′ N, 84° 42.442′ W. Marker is in Convoy, Ohio, in Van Wert County. It is on South Main Street just south of East Tully Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 S Main St, Convoy OH 45832, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Robert Nesbit (approx. 1.6 miles away); Here Lies Robert Nesbitt / The Western Terminus of the Lincoln Highway in Ohio (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pancake-Richey-Reidenbach Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); Woodlawn Union Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Company D, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Monument (approx. 5.9 miles away); Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument
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Photographed by Craig Doda, January 22, 2022
2. Convoy Opera House / City Hall / Firehouse Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 944 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. A link to the National Register of Historic Places nomination form with the relevant information cited. • Can you help?
