Downtown in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
M. D. Portman Plaza
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 24, 2022
1. M. D. Portman Plaza Marker
M.E. Sensenbrenner
1954 1958.
City's First Director of Finance
1958 1959.
Member of City Council
1966 1996.
President of City Council
1972 1983.
For his tireless devotion to
the City of Columbus
Erected 1996.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is May 20, 1996.
Location. 39° 57.731′ N, 83° 0.198′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Downtown. It is on West Broad Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 90 W Broad 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: The Refugee Tract (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); USS Columbus (about 600 feet away); Location of a children's park and fountain (about 600 feet away); Intersect (about 700 feet away); Rankin Building (about 700 feet away); The Supreme Court of Ohio (about 700 feet away); Pickaweekee (about 800 feet away); The State House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
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Photographed by Craig Doda, June 24, 2022
2. M. D. Portman Plaza
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
