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McComb in Hancock County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

McComb

 
 
McComb Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
1. McComb Marker
Inscription. Home of William Bensinger and John R. Porter among first winners of Medal of Honor in the Civil War.
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society-Ohio Department Of Transportation-Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists.
 
Location. 41° 6.583′ N, 83° 47.017′ W. Marker is in McComb, Ohio, in Hancock County. It is on E. Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mc Comb OH 45858, 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: The Village of McComb (approx. Ό mile away); St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named McComb (approx. half a mile away); McComb First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); McComb Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War I and II Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); McComb Civil War Memorial (approx. one mile away); William Bensinger and John R. Porter (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McComb.
 
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McComb Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
2. McComb Marker
McComb Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
3. McComb Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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