Port Clinton in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Ohio Forty and Eights Box Car

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022

1. The Ohio Forty and Eights Box Car Marker

Inscription. Date of MFR: 1903
WT. Empty: 12 Tons
Length: 29ft
Height: 11ft 9in
Width: 9ft 4in
Capacity: 40 Soldiers W/Equipment or 8 Horses W/Equipment

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 41° 32.554′ N, 83° 1.213′ W. Marker is in Port Clinton, Ohio, in Ottawa County. It is on Niagra Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Clinton OH 43452, 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 within walking distance of this marker: Gratitude Train

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(here, next to this marker); Merci Train (a few steps from this marker); Nike Hercules Missile (a few steps from this marker); M4 Sherman (a few steps from this marker); M42 Duster (within shouting distance of this marker); M106A2 Variant of the M113 (within shouting distance of this marker); M1 Abrams (within shouting distance of this marker); M551 Sheridan (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Clinton.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022

2. The Ohio Forty and Eights Box Car Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022

3. The Ohio Forty and Eights Box Car Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.