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West Liberty in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Mac-O-Chee Castle

 
 
Mac-O-Chee Castle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
1. Mac-O-Chee Castle Marker
Inscription. Home of Donn Platt 1819-1892
Poet-Diplomat-Editor-Satirist
Frame portion of present building erected prior to 1824.
Stone additions 1879-81.
This tablet placed by The Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society
 
Erected by The Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureForts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.
 
Location. 40° 15.423′ N, 83° 43.042′ W. Marker is in West Liberty, Ohio, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of Ohio Route 287 and Route 245, on the right when traveling west on Ohio Route 287. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Liberty OH 43357, 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 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: The Broad and Fertile Acres (approx. 0.6 miles away); Let's Play (approx. 0.6 miles away); Who's in the Dog House? (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Barn at Mac-A-Cheek Castle (approx. 0.6 miles away); Storing the Crops, Livestock and Machinery (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Castle as a Farmhouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); Over a Century of Tours (approx. 0.7 miles away); Industry on the Macacheek (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Liberty.
 
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Mac-O-Chee Castle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
2. Mac-O-Chee Castle Marker
Mac-O-Chee Castle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
3. Mac-O-Chee Castle Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 8, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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