Center City in Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Boundary Between Rival Pioneer Villages

1837 - 1937

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 7, 2022

1. Boundary Between Rival Pioneer Villages Marker

Inscription. This tablet erected in Toledo's centennial year, marks the boundary between the rival pioneer villages, Port Lawrence and Vistula, from whose union in 1833 sprang the city of Toledo, incorporated in 1837.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 41° 39.194′ N, 83° 32.124′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Center City. It is on Adams Street west of North Superior Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 513 Adams St, Toledo OH 43604, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lucas County Catholic War Veterans Memorial Flagpole (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trinity Episcopal Church (about 600 feet away); Toledo (about 600 feet away); Project Blue Light (about 600 feet away); Toledo and Lucas County World War Memorial Tree (about 700 feet away); The Lucas County Courthouse (about 700 feet away); James A. Rhodes Plaza (about 700 feet away); Original Site of Toledo's Oldest Black Institution / Warren African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lucas County (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 7, 2022

2. Boundary Between Rival Pioneer Villages Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.