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

Louis Jones

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 2, 2022

1. Louis Jones Marker

Inscription. In honor of Louis Jones whose foresight and work after the 1913 Tiffin Flood created flood walls on the Sandusky River, that now protect Tiffin residents.

Erected 2013 by Tiffin 1976 Antique Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 41° 6.873′ N, 83° 10.683′ W. Marker is in Tiffin, Ohio, in Seneca County. It is at the intersection of East Market Street (Ohio Route 18/101) and South Monroe Street, on the left when traveling east on East Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 51 E Market St, Tiffin OH 44883, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ohio Historical Flood Marker (here, next to this marker); State's First Female Lawyers (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Harvey Gibson (about 500 feet away); Early Electric Illumination, 1884 (about 500 feet away); The Ritz Theatre (about 800 feet away); Founding of Tiffin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Judge John W. Schaufelberger House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rezin W. Shawhan & the Seneca County Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tiffin.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 2, 2022

2. Louis Jones Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 2, 2022

3. Louis Jones Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.