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

Wapakoneta

(Wapaughkonnetta)

 
 
Wapakoneta Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023
1. Wapakoneta Marker
Inscription. Council House (Capital) of the Shawnee from c.1798 until their forced removal to Kansas in 1832
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Department of Highways, Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.
 
Location. 40° 33.768′ N, 84° 10.411′ W. Marker is in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is at the intersection of Bellefontaine Street and Apollo Drive, on the right when traveling west on Bellefontaine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1401 Bellefontaine St, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cpl. Christian Schnell (here, next to this marker); Life After Apollo 11 (within shouting distance of this marker); Learjet Sets The Standard (within shouting distance of this marker); The Journey Of This Jet (within shouting distance of this marker); Armstrong Sets World Records (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker
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also named Wapakoneta (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Learjet 28 Longhorn (about 400 feet away); Explore the Skylancer (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wapakoneta.
 
Wapakoneta Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023
2. Wapakoneta Marker
Wapakoneta Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023
3. Wapakoneta Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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