Fostoria in Seneca County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

St. Wendelin Parish's Cross

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 25, 2022

1. St. Wendelin Parish's Cross Marker

Inscription. This cross rested 35 feet south of here. High atop the St. Wendelin Parish's Second Church building in which Jesus Christ was celebrated as the source and center of living and dying from 1879 to 1995.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 41° 9.549′ N, 83° 24.972′ W. Marker is in Fostoria, Ohio, in Seneca County. It is on North Wood Street near College Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 217 N Wood St, Fostoria OH 44830, 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 walking distance of this marker: Gingko Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home Site of the Foster Family (approx. ¼ mile away); Risdon Square (approx. half a mile away); Glass Heritage Gallery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial Flagpole (approx. ¾ mile away); "Lest We Forget" (approx. ¾ mile away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fostoria.

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Photographed by Craig Doda, February 25, 2022

2. St. Wendelin Parish's Cross Marker

St. Wendelin Parish lithograph image. Click for full size.

Herbert Packer and William Butler (ACHS church lithographs, courtesy of Villanova University), circa 1890s

3. St. Wendelin Parish lithograph

The church, with cross, is visible in the upper right.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 21, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.