Liberty Township near Fostoria in Seneca County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Helena Kimmet
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 22, 2023
1. Helena Kimmet Marker
Farmer, Emigrant and Pioneer
Born Jan. 25, 1808 in Germany
Died Dec. 16, 1861 in Ohio
Moved to America in Dec. 1839
Raised 10 children in Ohio
Mother and grandmother of Kimmet Families in America
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is January 25, 1808.
Location. 41° 10.662′ N, 83° 17.101′ W. Marker is near Fostoria, Ohio, in Seneca County. It is in Liberty Township. It is on Bascom Kansas Road (Ohio Route 635) south of County Road 592, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3761 Bascom Kansas Rd, Fostoria OH 44830, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Liberty Township Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Remembering Zion Lutheran Church (approx. 3 miles away); Meadowbrook Park (approx. 3.3 miles away); Kansas Civil War Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Tiffin (approx. 5.9 miles away); Mercy Hospital of Tiffin / The Sisters of Mercy Come to Tiffin (approx. 6.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.3 miles away); Fort Seneca (approx. 6½ miles away).
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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 22, 2023
2. Helena Kimmet Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
