Clay Center in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Clay Center

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022

1. Clay Center Marker

Inscription. Est. Feb. 23, 1871
Founder
William Billy Clark

Billy named the town
Clay Center
Because at the time it was
the center of the township.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is February 23, 1871.

Location. 41° 33.809′ N, 83° 21.807′ W. Marker is in Clay Center, Ohio, in Ottawa County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 440 Main St, Clay Center OH 43408, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Village Grade School (here, next to this marker); Clay Center Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Martin (approx. 1.4 miles away); McCormic-Deering Farmall F-12 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Crane Creek Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Call to Duty Salute (approx. 2.1 miles away); Genoa (approx. 2.1 miles away); Millbury Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clay Center.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022

2. Clay Center Marker

Fire and EMS Memorial nearby image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022

3. Fire and EMS Memorial nearby

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 24, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.