Willshire in Van Wert County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Willshire
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 22, 2022
1. Willshire Marker
Erected by Ohio Historical Markers Committee.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & 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 1822.
Location. 40° 44.633′ N, 84° 47.155′ W. Marker is in Willshire, Ohio, in Van Wert County. It is on Rockford Road (U.S. 33) 0.2 miles east of Fort Recovery Road (Ohio Route 49), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 633 Rockford Rd, Willshire OH 45898, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: KIA Vietnam (within shouting distance of this marker); Willshire Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Roll of Honor (approx. 0.4 miles away); Willshire, Ohio (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Indian Reservation (approx. 1.7 miles away); In Memory of Jamey Davis (approx. 3.9 miles away); Victor W. Gehres (approx. 4 miles away); Peter Putman (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willshire.
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Photographed by Craig Doda, January 22, 2022
2. Willshire Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 22, 2022
3. Willshire Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
