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Findlay in Hancock County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Memorial Park Legend

 
 
Memorial Park Legend Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 9, 2023
1. Memorial Park Legend Marker
Inscription. Near this spot June 6, 1932 700 former school teachers of Hancock County founded the Society of Nathan Hale. 5000 children participated.
 
Erected by A.M. Smith & Son, builders; Charles M. Reigle, official.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationFraternal or Sororal OrganizationsNotable EventsParks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1932.
 
Location. 41° 2.73′ N, 83° 37.936′ W. Marker is in Findlay, Ohio, in Hancock County. It can be reached from McManness Avenue north of Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Findlay OH 45840, 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 walking distance of this marker: Down By The Old Mill Stream (a few steps from this marker); Tell Taylors Career Was Launched (a few steps from this marker); Tell Taylors Is Buried In The Family Plot (within shouting distance of this marker); Song And Dance Man Of The Early 1900's (within shouting distance of this marker); As A Young Man (within shouting distance of this marker); Adding Music To The Curriculum (within shouting distance of this marker); First Public Golf Course
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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cloys M. Cole (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Findlay.
 
Memorial Park Legend Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 9, 2023
2. Memorial Park Legend Marker
Memorial Park Legend Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 9, 2023
3. Memorial Park Legend Marker
The marker is in the ground to the right of this George Washington Memorial.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 5, 2026