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Glandorf in Putnam County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Glandorf

 
 
Glandorf Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 15, 2022
1. Glandorf Marker
Inscription. Founded in 1834 by Rev. W. Horstmann and settlers from Glandorf Germany
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society-Ohio Department Of Transportation-Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
 
Location. 41° 1.708′ N, 84° 5.538′ W. Marker is in Glandorf, Ohio, in Putnam County. It is on Western Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ottawa OH 45875, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp and in the 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: Saint John's Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sesquincentennial Memorial 1834-1984 (approx. 0.7 miles away); On this site in 1838 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mini Golf Course Story (approx. 0.7 miles away); Silent Witness (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Glandorf (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ottawa, Ohio (approx. 2.2 miles away); Welcome to Pizza Hut Classic (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glandorf.
 
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Glandorf Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 15, 2022
2. Glandorf Marker
Glandorf Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 15, 2022
3. Glandorf Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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