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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° 39.274′ N, 84° 8.018′ W. Marker is in Cridersville, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is at the intersection of National Road (County Road 208) and North Dixie Highway (County Road 25A), on the right when traveling west on National Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 N 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
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the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Place For Basketball & More (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fredrick Delong (approx. 0.3 miles away); Investing In Education (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Shawnee In Western Ohio (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oil Boom Years (approx. 0.3 miles away); Founding The Town (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cridersville Rams (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cridersville Goes To War (approx. 0.3 miles 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 201 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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