Fairgrounds in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Recycling in the Victorian Era

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 25, 2022

1. Recycling in the Victorian Era Marker

Inscription.
Recycling in the 1890s was a little different than it is today. While they weren't being purposeful about it, many Victorians recycled by reusing and repurposing items they used in everyday life. They reused and repurposed items like food containers, medicine bottles, clothing and rubber products.

Do you ever reuse or repurpose items like the Victorians did?

Help us keep Ohio Village clean by putting plastic, glass, aluminum and paper products in the recycling barrels with blue lids. Everything else can go in the trash barrels with gray lids.

Erected by The Columbus Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology.

Location. 40° 0.402′ N, 82° 59.221′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Fairgrounds. It can be reached from History Street north of East 17th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 717 History St, Columbus OH 43211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto

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Valley.

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: Victorian Playgrounds (within shouting distance of this marker); Vote Here (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Recycling in the Victorian Era (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mexican-American War Memorial (about 300 feet away); Basket Ball (about 400 feet away); Heirloom Vegetable Garden (about 600 feet away); Silver-Laced Wyandotte (about 600 feet away); Oil Drilling Equipment (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 25, 2022

2. Recycling in the Victorian Era Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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