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

Erma Bombeck

1927-1996

— Mother of three, Wife of one, Journalist Love Goddess —

 
 
Erma Bombeck Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 16, 2023
1. Erma Bombeck Marker
Inscription. Humorist and Author whose more than 4,000 syndicated columns and thirteen books (ten New York Best Sellers) made millions laugh. Her hobbies were lost socks and dust.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicCommunicationsWomen.
 
Location. 39° 45.352′ N, 84° 12.821′ 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: Lucinda W. Adams (here, next to this marker); Electra Doren (here, next to this marker); Frederic Charles MacFarlane (a few steps from this marker); Rev. Leo Meyer (a few steps from this marker); Major General Harry G. Armstrong (a few steps from this marker); Horace M. Huffman, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); 31 Years at the Lab (a few steps from this marker); Mike Peters (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.
 
Also see . . .  Erma Bombeck on Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
 
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Erma Bombeck Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 16, 2023
2. Erma Bombeck 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 162 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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