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

Minster

 
 
Minster Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Baughman, June 28, 2021
1. Minster Marker
Inscription. Founded in 1832 as Stallostown on an Indian trail that ran from Loramie Creek to St. Mary's River.
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Department of Transportation and Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesSettlements & SettlersWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
 
Location. 40° 24.408′ N, 84° 22.608′ W. Marker is in Minster, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is on Main Street (Ohio Route 66) 0.1 miles south of Bensman Road (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 483 Main Street, Minster OH 45865, 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
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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: The Log Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Minster Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Francis J. Stallo's log cabin (approx. one mile away); Minster Post Office (approx. one mile away); 1832 Stallostown / Minster 1982 (approx. one mile away); The Crescent Theater (approx. one mile away); Minster's Origins (approx. one mile away); Karl Kuehner'S Pure Food Homes (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minster.
 
Minster Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Robert Baughman, June 28, 2021
2. Minster Marker
Looking South into town.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. This page has been viewed 381 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on December 26, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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