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

Bessie Crayton

Road To The 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

 
 
Bessie Crayton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, April 20, 2022
1. Bessie Crayton Marker
Inscription. As president of Allen County Political Equality Club, helped organize 1,500 marchers in 1914 suffrage parade through this square.
 
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 47.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil RightsWomen. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
 
Location. 40° 44.396′ N, 84° 6.273′ W. Marker is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. Marker is at the intersection of East Market Street and South Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 E Market St, Lima OH 45801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); BP America (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Interurban Era (about 600 feet away); Faurot Opera House (about 600 feet away); Historic House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ohio's First Electric Street Car Line
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Site Of Lima's First Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.
 
Bessie Crayton Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, April 20, 2022
2. Bessie Crayton Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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