Near Moulton in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Plank Road

Wapakoneta to St. Mary’s

— Original Route 33 —

Plank Road Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 1, 2014

1. Plank Road Marker

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Inscription.
Site of St. Marys – Wapakoneta plank road built 1850- 1852 of Burr and White Oak timber 3 to 5 ft in diam. cut and milled at Moulton financed by Wapakoneta – St Marys businessmen who charged toll for profit and maintenance. Replaced in 1882 by a gravel pike.

Toll 1 horse 4 wheel cart .15
each horse or mule .03
2 horse 4 wheel wagon .20
cattle each .01
1 horse sled .05
sheep each .0 ½
2 horse sled .10
stage coach 2 horses .30

Erected 1976 by Auglaize County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 40° 33.368′ N, 84° 17.889′ W. Marker is near Moulton, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is at the intersection of Moulton- New Knoxville Road (County Route 91) and Co Rd 33A Plank Pike (County Route 33A), on the left when traveling south on Moulton- New Knoxville Road. marker is just south, off US 33, in Moulton, Ohio; at the NE corner of Co. Rd, 33A “Plank Pike”, and Co Rd 91, “Moulton- New Knoxville Road”. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8014 Co Rd 33A, Wapakoneta OH 45895, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Dietz Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); St. Patrick Catholic Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); In memory of (approx. 3.8 miles away); Elizabeth Yahl Kuffner (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Cpl. Christian Schnell (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moulton.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 1, 2014

2. Plank Road Marker

full view of marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 1, 2014

3. Plank Road

marker can be seen in the distance. Looking north

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 1, 2014

4. Plank Pike

looking east along the route of the ancient road

Cement base in front of the memorial. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2023

5. Cement base in front of the memorial.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 1, 2014

6. Us 33

just over the hill is the modern replacement of the Old Plank Pike- US 33, which carries close to Interstate status

The Cross Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 1, 2014

7. The Cross Road

the north - south cross road. At this corner stood the old Moulton Hardware store, the genesis of the propane business in this part of the world

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,760 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on November 19, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 1, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 5. submitted on November 19, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 6, 7. submitted on October 1, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.