Near Bluffton in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bluffton

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022

1. Bluffton Marker

Inscription. Swiss settlement founded 1837. Home of Bluffton College.

Erected by Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Department Of Transportation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Immigration • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 40° 54.24′ N, 83° 54.015′ W. Marker is near Bluffton, Ohio, in Allen County. It is on Bentley Road near Riley Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 649 Riley St, Bluffton OH 45817, 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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alumni Field (approx. 0.4 miles away); Circle of Remembrance (approx. half a mile away); Zachary Herman Arend (approx. half a mile away); David Joseph Betts (approx. half a mile away); Scott Graham Harmon (approx. half a mile away); Cody E. Holp (approx. half a mile away); Tyler LaMar Williams (approx. half a mile away); First Board of Trustees of Central Mennonite College (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bluffton.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022

2. Bluffton Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022

3. Bluffton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.