Discovery District in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Elaine Hastings Mason
Elaine Hastings Mason
1943 - 2002
Our co-founder
and first topiarist
Erected by Deaf School Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1989.
Location. 39° 57.631′ N, 82° 59.226′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in the Discovery District. It is on East Town Street west of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 480 E Town St, Columbus OH 43215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto 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: Topiary Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Deaf School Park Topiary Garden: 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Ile de la Grande Jatte' (within shouting distance of this marker); Deaf School Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Snowden- Gray House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Topiary Garden (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Topiary Garden (about 400 feet away); a different marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
