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

Wapakoneta

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023

1. Wapakoneta Marker

Inscription. Hometown of
Neil
Armstrong
First Man on the Moon July 20, 1969

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical date for this entry is July 20, 1969.

Location. 40° 33.475′ N, 84° 11.622′ W. Marker is in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is in Duchouquet Township. It is on Industrial Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 251 Industrial Drive, 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: A different marker also named Wapakoneta (within shouting distance of this marker); Cpl. Christian Schnell (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Bicentennial of the Northwest Ordinance Tree (approx. 0.7 miles away); On This Site Stood The Original Sheriff's Residence And Jail. (approx. ¾ mile away); The Auglaize County Courthouse (approx. ¾ mile away); Wapakoneta All Wars Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. ¾ mile away); Neil Armstrong's Boyhood Home (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wapakoneta.

Also see . . . The Charming Small Town In Ohio That Was Home To Neil Armstrong Once Upon A Time. Only in Your State website entry:
Excerpt: On August 5, 1930, in a small, ordinary town in Ohio, a boy was born. His name? Neil Alden Armstrong. The town? Wapakoneta, a small town nestled roughly halfway between Toledo and Dayton. Today, Wapakoneta is home to around 10,000, but in 1930? It was home to about half that many people, and, while charming in a small-town kind of way, there really wasn't anything too extraordinary about this Ohio locale. Armstrong was born at 601 West Benton Street in Wapakoneta, Ohio, to Stephen and Viola Louise. His father was an auditor for the Ohio state government,

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023

2. Wapakoneta Marker

and the family moved around the state repeatedly, living in 16 towns over the next 14 years. (Submitted on December 21, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.