Near Zanesfield in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Gen. Simon Kenton
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Historical Home Site
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Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 4, 2009
1. Gen. Simon Kenton Marker
A soldier, a scout, a Guide.
History places him among the strong and the brave.
Pathfinder for the midwestern civilization.
Fate used him as an instrument to open the door of an empire state.
Historical Home Site
Home of Simon Kenton
Here in a 20 ft. square, one-door three-window log cabin the old scout lived from 1819 to 1828.
The home, built by his children, stood on a 65 acre tract of forest land.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1819.
Location. 40° 20.099′ N, 83° 40.364′ W. Marker is near Zanesfield, Ohio, in Logan County. It is on County Route 135 0.3 miles east of Sandusky Street (County Route 5), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Zanesfield OH 43360, 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 walking distance of this marker: Zanesfield Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hicksite Quaker Church (about 700 feet away); Earl S. Sloan (1848-1923) (about
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Additional commentary.
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This marker, like several others, has been moved a couple times. What most people don't realize is, the marker is making reference to a home site about two miles north of this point. NOT here!
the site in question is the New Jerusalem farm where Kenton is buried; not between Zanesfield and Goshen Church, a place Kenton would never have lived.
— Submitted August 29, 2011, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 4, 2009
2. Historical Home Site Marker
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2008
3. Gen. Simon Kenton / Historical Home Site Marker
View of the landscape in the background of this historical marker.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2008
4. In Memory of Gen. Simon Kenton Marker
View of General Simon Kenton memorial historical marker, located 0.3 miles west, in nearby Zanesfield, Ohio.
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,448 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 24, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
