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

Old Fort Centennial Park

 
 
Old Fort Centennial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 2, 2022
1. Old Fort Centennial Park Marker
Inscription.
One hundred years
by the
Nickel Plate Railroad
October 1882-1982
Dedicated in 1984

 
Erected 1984.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasRailroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1882.
 
Location. 41° 14.418′ N, 83° 8.961′ W. Marker is in Old Fort, Ohio, in Seneca County. It is on Main Street (Local Road 73) near Local Road 1027, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8045 N Township Rd 73, Old Fort OH 44861, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: P.M. Gilmor Old Fort Bridge (about
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700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Seneca - Harrison Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Fort High School World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pleasant Township Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Native American Habitation (approx. 2.2 miles away); Mull Covered Bridge / Covered Bridges (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fort Seneca (approx. 2.3 miles away); to Brady's Island / to Battle Island (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Fort.
 
Old Fort Centennial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 2, 2022
2. Old Fort Centennial Park Marker
Old Fort Centennial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 2, 2022
3. Old Fort Centennial Park Marker
Old Fort Centennial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 2, 2022
4. Old Fort Centennial Park Marker
Old Fort Centennial Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 2, 2022
5. Old Fort Centennial Park Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 9, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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