Five Points in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Electra Doren

1861-1927

— Librarian, Innovator, Suffragette —

Electra Doren Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 16, 2023

1. Electra Doren Marker

Inscription. Pioneer in the field of library services. She established in Dayton one of the nation's first library training schools, library book catalogs, and bookmobile services to outlying areas.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women.

Location. 39° 45.352′ N, 84° 12.824′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Five Points. It is on West Third Street east of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1154 W Third St, Dayton OH 45402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley.

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: Erma Bombeck (here, next to this marker); Lucinda W. Adams (here, next to this marker); Major General Harry G. Armstrong (here, next to this marker); 31 Years at the Lab (a few steps from this marker); Frederic Charles MacFarlane (a few steps from this marker); Rev. Leo Meyer (a few steps from this marker); Horace M. Huffman, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Mike Peters (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Also see . . . Electra Doren on Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

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Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 16, 2023

2. Electra Doren Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.