Belle Center in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Belle Center

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2024

1. Belle Center Marker

Inscription. Belle Center was platted April 1846 by D. Colvin R. Hemphill & R. Mitchell. Plentiful wood & water made this site an important stop on the Lake Erie & Mad River Railroad - first railroad in Ohio. Legend has it that many pretty girls lived in the area & thus it was a "Center of Belles".

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Resources • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1846.

Location. 40° 30.716′ N, 83° 44.676′ W. Marker is in Belle Center, Ohio, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of Charles Street and North Center Street, on the right when traveling north on Charles Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 Charles St, Belle Center OH 43310, 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 once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Village Marshall Murray Griffin (within shouting distance of this marker); LCPL Lewis E. Hughes II (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Belle Center War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Belle Center Spanish American War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Geneva College (approx. 2.8 miles away); Hull's Trail 1812 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Solomon Town (approx. 3.4 miles away); Private Jacob Parrott (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all

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markers in Belle Center.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Belle Center Jail (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Murray Griffin Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2024

2. Murray Griffin Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.