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

Wilson Shannon

1802-1877

Photographed by Craig Doda, October 21, 2022

1. Wilson Shannon Marker

Inscription. Ohio's first native born Governor, lawyer, Minister to Mexico, member of Congress and territorial Governor of Kansas, Governor Shannon was born on or near this site.

Erected 1948.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.

Location. 39° 59.568′ N, 81° 10.619′ W. Marker is in Barnesville, Ohio, in Belmont County. It is on Walton Avenue west of North Chestnut Street (Ohio Route 800), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 532 N Chestnut St, Barnesville OH 43713, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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: The Belmont County Museum (a few steps from this marker); Governor Wilson Shannon 1802-1877 / Barnesville’s Shannon Family (within shouting distance of this marker); North Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Belmont County World War I & II Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); S.S. Thomas Stone (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Watt Car and Wheel Company (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Village Bell (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barnesville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Roby Cigar Museum (was approx.

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0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Craig Doda, October 21, 2022

2. Wilson Shannon Marker

The Belmont County Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, October 21, 2022

3. The Belmont County Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.