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Deerfield Township near Kings Mills in Warren County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

1981

Kings Island

 
 
1981 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 1, 2023
1. 1981 Marker
Inscription. Park guests begin taking flight on The Bat, a first-of-its-kind suspended roller coaster. The ride's swooping, downward spirals would swing the cars outwards as they sped around the twisted track.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Ohio, Kings Island series list.
 
Location. 39° 20.606′ N, 84° 15.974′ W. Marker is near Kings Mills, Ohio, in Warren County. It is in Deerfield Township. It can be reached from Kings Island Drive north of Western Row Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6300 Kings Island Dr, Maineville OH 45039, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati and in the Miami Valley. 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 walking distance of this marker: 1982 (here, next to this marker); 1980 (here, next to this marker); 1987 - 1991 (here, next to this marker); 1977 - 1981 (here, next to this marker); 1983 (here, next to this marker); 1979 (here, next to this marker); 1984 (here, next to this marker); 1978 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kings Mills.
 
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1981 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 1, 2023
2. 1981 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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