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

Bartholomew's Concrete

 
 
Bartholomew's Concrete Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
1. Bartholomew's Concrete Marker
Inscription. Bartholomew's concrete pavement worked so well that in 1893 the City contracted to have the streets surrounding the Courthouse Square paved with concrete. Bartholomew donated the concrete for the paving, Today only Count Avenue remains.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
 
Location. 40° 21.628′ N, 83° 45.579′ W. Marker is in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of East Court Street and South Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Court Street. 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: Portland Cement (here, next to this marker); George W. Bartholomew (here, next to this marker); Bartholomew founded the Buckeye Portland Cement Co. (here, next to this marker); Bartholomew convinced the City of Bellefontaine (here, next to this marker); Bartholomew utilized a small laboratory (here, next to this marker); George Bartholomew (here, next to this marker); The Bottom Course (here, next to this marker); International Exposition of 1893 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellefontaine.
 
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Bartholomew's Concrete Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
2. Bartholomew's Concrete 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 277 times since then and 14 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.
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