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

Boehr Block

125 N. Main St. and Vine St.

— 1969 to 20-- —

 
 
Boehr Block Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022
1. Boehr Block Marker
Inscription.
First National Bank - 1892-1918
Day Barber Shop - 100+ years
Bluffton Post Office - 1904
Hamp Swank Restaurant - circa 1919
Carter Notion Store 5’ to 10’ - circa 1922
Moser-Bixel Ford Floor Mats - circa 1925
Kroger Store - circa 1925
Alspach Taylor & Dry Cleaner - circa 1930
Clover Farm Store - circa 1940
Clarence Diller Insurance - 1942
Boehr Print circa - 1981
Boehr Real Estate - 1957 to 20-


Selected Occupants

R.J. Boehr Co. Bluffton, Ohio

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureCommunicationsIndustry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
 
Location. 40° 53.653′ N, 83° 53.458′ W. Marker is in Bluffton, Ohio, in Allen County. It is on North Main Street north of Vine Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 N Main 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Celebrating Our Heritage Mural (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cob Lake World War II Honor Roll (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harmon Field (approx.
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0.3 miles away); Ricky Matter (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Board of Trustees of Central Mennonite College (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cob Lake (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alumni Field (approx. 0.6 miles away); Scott Graham Harmon (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bluffton.
 
Boehr Block Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022
2. Boehr Block Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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