Milan Township in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Milan's Hogback

Photographed by Paige Miller, November 20, 2023

1. Milan's Hogback Marker

Inscription. The ridge beginning at the Edison Birthplance and descending to the Village Creek 1/4 mile north of this spot was known, even in Edison's time, as the Hogback. Shown on an 1805 Morvaian map, the street on which you are standing was an indian trail leading north to Lake Erie. The present street, Edison Drive, was first named Liberty Street and then change to Choate to honor George Washington Choate, a carding and fulling mill owner, whose home was 100 feet north of here.

Erected by National Register of Historic Places in Erie County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 41° 18.076′ N, 82° 36.252′ W. Marker is near Milan, Ohio, in Erie County. It is in Milan Township. It is on North Edison Drive 0.1 miles north of Front Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 N Edison Dr, Milan OH 44846, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

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: Milan Canal Basin (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Milan Canal (about 400 feet away); The Port Of Milan (about 400 feet away); Edison Recalls Milan / Birthplace of Thomas A. Edison

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(about 400 feet away); Thomas A. Edison Birthplace (about 500 feet away); Edison Statue On Bench (about 500 feet away); Two Smaller Homes (about 800 feet away); The Miland House Museum (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milan.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Edison mentioned in the marker text is Thomas A. Edison, the famous inventor, who was born nearby this marker. The house still exists and is a museum at 9 Edison Drive in Milan, OH, which is at the location of this marker.

Additional keywords. Thomas A. Edison

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2023, by Paige Miller of Getzville, New York. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 38 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 24, 2023, by Paige Miller of Getzville, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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