Shawnee Township in Lima in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
St. Matthews Memorial
St. Matthews
Evangelical Lutheran
Church
Erected
1876
Dismantled
1967
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
Location. 40° 40.028′ N, 84° 9.354′ W. Marker is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. It is in Shawnee Township. It is on Saint Matthews Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5050 St Matthews Drive, Lima OH 45806, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mary Shafer (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); J. R. Romaker, M.D. Office Site (approx. 1.1 miles away); 155M.M. Howitzer Cannon (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Town Fire Bell (approx. 1.1 miles away); Town Pond Reservoir Cridersville's Great Fire of 1918 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cridersville District School (1939-2009) (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cridersville High School Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 10, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.





