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

Home Site of the Foster Family

 
 
Home Site of the Foster Family Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 25, 2022
1. Home Site of the Foster Family Marker
Inscription. In memory of Charles W. Foster for whom the city of Fostoria was named in 1852 and his son Honorable Charles Foster
 
Erected 1940 by Jane Washington Chapter Daughters Of The American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
 
Location. 41° 9.374′ N, 83° 24.856′ W. Marker is in Fostoria, Ohio, in Seneca County. It is on South Main Street south of West Tiffen Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 222 S Main 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 (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Wendelin Parish's Cross (approx. Ό mile away); Glass Heritage Gallery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Risdon Square (approx. Ύ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial Flagpole (approx. 0.9 miles away); "Lest We Forget" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fostoria.
 
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Home Site of the Foster Family Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 25, 2022
2. Home Site of the Foster Family Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 324 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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