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

Cridersville

 
 
Cridersville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023
1. Cridersville Marker
Inscription. Founded in 1856 by Ephraim & Polly Crider
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Department of Highways, Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & 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 1856.
 
Location. 40° 38.865′ N, 84° 8.034′ W. Marker is in Cridersville, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is in Duchouquet Township. It is on Dixie Highway south of Coon South Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Dixie Hwy, Lima OH 45806, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Cridersville (approx. half a mile away); Fredrick Delong (approx. half a mile away); Oil Boom Years (approx. half a mile away); The Place For Basketball & More (approx. half a mile away); Investing In Education (approx. half a mile away); The Shawnee In Western Ohio (approx. half a mile away); Cridersville Goes To War (approx. half a mile away); Founding The Town (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cridersville.
 
Cridersville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023
2. Cridersville Marker
Cridersville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023
3. Cridersville Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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