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

International Exposition of 1893

International Expo of 1893 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022

1. International Expo of 1893 Marker

Inscription. Bartholomew was awarded first prize for engineering technology at the International Exposition of 1893 in Chicago for his paving materials. The street was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 40° 21.629′ N, 83° 45.579′ W. Marker is in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of East Court Avenue and South Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Court Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bellefontaine OH 43311, 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: George W. Bartholomew (here, next to this marker); The pavement of Court Avenue (here, next to this marker); First Concrete Pavement (here, next to this marker); Bartholomew's Concrete (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Bartholomew's Concrete (here, next to this marker); Portland Cement (here, next to this marker); The Bottom Course (here, next to this marker); Bartholomew convinced the City of Bellefontaine (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellefontaine.

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Bartholomew was awarded first prize Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022

2. Bartholomew was awarded first prize Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.