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

On This Corner

Spanish American War

— Soldiers left & left for another war or? crowds coming to the fair —

On This Corner Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 23, 2025

1. On This Corner Marker

Inscription. There were a lot of passenger trains stopping in Coshocton especially if it was fair time, 15-20,000 people came to the Coshocton County Fair by train. Trains came to Coshocton all the way from Wheeling, West Virginia just for the Coshocton County Fair. There was one time that a train got to Isleta where 200 people were waiting and they didn't have any room. So the train came to Coshocton… unloaded backed up the 12 miles to Isleta… picked up the people waiting there & then stopped at West Lafayette. There were 450 people between those two places who came down to the fair on that backed-up train.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Spanish-American.

Location. 40° 16.405′ N, 81° 51.82′ W. Marker is in Coshocton, Ohio, in Coshocton County. It is on Main Street just west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 441 Main St, Coshocton OH 43812, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: Richard Nixon addressed a crowd of 3,000 at Coshocton (here, next to this marker); The New Selby Building (here, next to this marker); Troop Train Accident (here, next to this marker); The Chair (a few steps from this

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marker); Edgar O. Selby (a few steps from this marker); J.J. Newberry (within shouting distance of this marker); The Pet Department (within shouting distance of this marker); The Selby Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coshocton.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 23, 2025

2. On This Corner Marker

Unlike the other "Little Social Histories," this one is located around the corner on South 5th Street.

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 3, 2022

3. On This Corner Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 3, 2022

4. On This Corner Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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