Near Bucyrus in Crawford County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Olentangy Battle
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2009
1. Olentangy Battle Marker
Indians.
By Crawford's retreating army
June 6, 1782.
Erected 1896 by Crawford County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1782.
Location. 40° 46.224′ N, 82° 53.794′ W. Marker is near Bucyrus, Ohio, in Crawford County. It is on Ohio Route 19 0.3 miles east of Parcher Road (Local Route 43), on the left when traveling east. This historical marker is located about 5 miles, southeast of downtown Bucyrus, in a very rural setting. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bucyrus OH 44820, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seccaium (here, next to this marker); John Edward Hopley (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Underground Railroad in Crawford County (approx. 4.7 miles away); McGraw House (approx. 4.8 miles away); Linn Block (approx. 4.8 miles away); Perennial Cafe (approx. 4.8 miles away); Crawford County's Veterans Hall Of Fame (approx. 4.9 miles away); Crawford County (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bucyrus.
Related markers.
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Also see . . . Col. William Crawford. Touring Ohio website entry (Submitted on July 27, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2009
2. Olentangy Battle Marker
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2009
3. Olentangy Battle Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,850 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
