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

Scioto River

Manchester Farm

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 14, 2011

1. Headwaters of Scioto River Marker

Inscription. This is where the river starts and flowing southeast past Columbus, Circleville, and Chillicothe, joining the Ohio River at Portsmouth after a course of some 230 miles.

Erected by Manchester Farm.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 40° 34.276′ N, 83° 52.822′ W. Marker is near Waynesfield, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is on Hardin county Road 15 (County Route 15) one mile north of St Rt 385 (Ohio Route 385), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17231 County Road 15, Waynesfield OH 45896, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Manchester School (approx. 1½ miles away); Roundhead (approx. 2.2 miles away); Roundhead Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Roundhead School (approx. 2.3 miles away); Walnut Hill Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Chief Roundhead's Village (approx. 2½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Willow Branch Veterans Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesfield.

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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 14, 2011

2. Headwaters of Scioto River Marker

looking west across the Auglaize prairie

perhaps the last identifiable stretch of the Scioto image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 14, 2011

3. perhaps the last identifiable stretch of the Scioto

St Rt 385 crossing the Scioto image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 14, 2011

4. St Rt 385 crossing the Scioto

about 1 mile south of the headwaters marker this is just west of Roundhead, Ohio

the flat Auglaize, or Prairie of Glass, somewhere in this marshy flatness, the river rises image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 14, 2011

5. the flat Auglaize, or Prairie of Glass, somewhere in this marshy flatness, the river rises

Ludlow Road Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 16, 2009

6. Ludlow Road Marker

text includes the phrase "the source of the Scioto River"

Ludlow Line Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 16, 2009

7. Ludlow Line Marker

opposite side of Ludlow marker text explains the boundaries of the Virginia Military survey this survey was based on the source of the Scioto River

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,921 times since then and 92 times this year. Last updated on December 3, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 27, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.