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Springfield Township in Stryker in Williams County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

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Stryker Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 5, 2020
1. Stryker Marker
Inscription. Home of William J. Knight, a captor of the Confederate locomotive "The General"
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Marker Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 41° 29.79′ N, 84° 24.857′ W. Marker is in Stryker, Ohio, in Williams County. It is in Springfield Township. It is on South Defiance Street (Ohio Route 2/191) south of Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 911 S Defiance St, Stryker OH 43557, 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Stryker (approx. half a mile away); Stryker Depot (approx. half a mile away); Stryker's Railroad Heritage (approx. half a mile away); Grisier Funeral Home Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); September 11, 2001 (approx. 0.6 miles away); William James Knight / Andrews Raiders (approx. 0.7 miles away); Stryker Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Stryker (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stryker.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Stryker (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been
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Stryker Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 5, 2020
2. Stryker Marker
Stryker Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 5, 2020
3. Stryker Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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