Bellevue in Huron County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

PRR #6570

Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 29, 2022

1. Prr #6570 Marker

Inscription. This car was built around 1910 in the Altoona Pennsylvania Shops and was used until 1972. It was used as a Railway Post Office Car (RPO). Mail would be picked up, sorted, and delivered all along the railroad. It came to the museum in 1981.

This Sign Placed Here In Memory Of: Ray Van Blarcum Jr.

Erected by Linnea Van Blarcum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 41° 16.264′ N, 82° 50.41′ W. Marker is in Bellevue, Ohio, in Huron County. It is on Southwest Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bellevue OH 44811, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Western Reserve.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: TSCX Collection (here, next to this marker); NKP #X50041 (a few steps from this marker); NKP #70130 (a few steps from this marker); NKP #329 (a few steps from this marker); NKP #900 (a few steps from this marker); Milwaukee Road #740 (within shouting distance of this marker); L&H #1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); Plymouth Switcher (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellevue.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 29, 2022

2. PRR #6570 Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 29, 2022

3. PRR #6570 Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 29, 2022

4. PRR #6570 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 10, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.