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

Prosperity

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2023

1. Prosperity Marker

Inscription. This scene on Fourth Street, first known as Columbia Street, depicts the important business district of minster, circa 1900. People from the surrounding area would come to trade and shop in our many fine businesses. The construction of the Miami & Erie Canal through Minster in 1843 provided a great impetus to trade and prosperity. In 1914 a great civic improvement was made. Both Main and Fourth Streets were paved with brick.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 40° 23.588′ N, 84° 22.954′ W. Marker is in Minster, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is on West 4th Street west of North Frankfort Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 W 4th St, 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

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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: Faith (here, next to this marker); Mill Stone (here, next to this marker); Well Pump (here, next to this marker); Stallostown - Minster (here, next to this marker); Founder Franz Joseph Stallo (here, next to this marker); Hope (here, next to this marker); Minster Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War Veterans (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minster.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2023

2. Prosperity Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.