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Sam and Adeline Ropchan Wildlife Refuge

 
 
Sam and Adeline Ropchan Wildlife Refuge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, April 24, 2022
1. Sam and Adeline Ropchan Wildlife Refuge Marker
Inscription.
This 180 acre refuge is established in perpetuity by the Ropchans under the stewardship of Acres, Inc. to be a home and protected area for wild creatures to live and where man can only visit as their guest to peacefully enjoy

Dedicated May 14, 1977

"What is man without beasts? If all beasts were gone men would die from a great loneliness of spirit for what ever happens to beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected."
Chief Seattle

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AnimalsParks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is May 14, 1977.
 
Location. 41° 42.959′ N, 84° 56.191′ W. Marker is in Fremont, Indiana, in Steuben County. Marker is on Indiana Route 827, 0.7 miles County Road N300E, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4565 IN-827, Fremont IN 46737, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Erastus Farnham House (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial Flag Pole (approx. 0.9 miles away); Beams Funeral Home Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Fremont Indiana (approx. one mile away); Michael-Sullins House (approx.
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one mile away); Steven A. Vaughn House (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Vistula Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); Welcome to the Potawatomi Inn (approx. 4˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fremont.
 
Sam and Adeline Ropchan Wildlife Refuge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, April 24, 2022
2. Sam and Adeline Ropchan Wildlife Refuge Marker
Sam and Adeline Ropchan Wildlife Refuge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, April 24, 2022
3. Sam and Adeline Ropchan Wildlife Refuge Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 25, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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