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

Cathy Guisewite

1950-

— Innovative Cartoonist —

 
 
Cathy Guisewite Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 16, 2023
1. Cathy Guisewite Marker
Inscription. Cathy Guisewite was a voice for women through her comic strip Cathy, that ran daily for 34 years in over 1,400 newspapers. She received cartooning's highest honor, the Reuben Award, an Emmy for a television special and published many books.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicWomen.
 
Location. 39° 45.364′ N, 84° 12.744′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Five Points. It is on West Third Street west of Williams Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 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: Richard H. Grant, Sr. (here, next to this marker); Edward Grimes Breen (here, next to this marker); Sister Dorothy M. Stang (here, next to this marker); Dr. Lewis Albert Jackson (a few steps from this marker); Jacob O. Joyce (a few steps from this marker); Charles A. Thomas (a few steps from this marker); Don Wayne (a few steps from this marker); George C. Cooper (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.
 
Also see . . .  Cathy Guisewite on Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
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1. Cathy Guisewite birthplace
Cathy Guisewite was born in Dayton, Ohio.
    — Submitted March 6, 2026, by Benjamin L. Clark of Santa Rosa, California.
 
Cathy Guisewite Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 16, 2023
2. Cathy Guisewite Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 262 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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