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

Dr. Lehman Galpin

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022

1. Dr. Lehman Galpin Marker

Inscription. Dr. Lehman Galpin, who had this house built in 1847, was the physician present at Thomas Alva Edison's birth February 11, 1847.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is February 11, 1847.

Location. 41° 17.95′ N, 82° 36.203′ W. Marker is in Milan, Ohio, in Erie County. It is on North Edison Drive north of Ohio Route 113, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 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: The Miland House Museum (a few steps from this marker); Two Smaller Homes (a few steps from this marker); Huron Institute Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Edison Statue On Bench (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas A. Edison Birthplace (about 400 feet away); Edison Recalls Milan / Birthplace of Thomas A. Edison (about 500 feet away); Milan Canal Basin (about 500 feet away); Original Bell Installed May 1891 (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milan.

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Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022

2. Dr. Lehman Galpin Marker

Sign on the grounds of the house image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022

3. Sign on the grounds of the house

Additional dedication plaque on the house image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022

4. Additional dedication plaque on the house

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 10, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.