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German Township near Germantown in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Germantown

 
 
Corporation Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
1. Corporation Marker
Inscription. "The Jewel of Twin Valley" founded by Philip Gunckel in 1804
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Department of Transportation and Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.
 
Location. 39° 37.173′ N, 84° 22.06′ W. Marker is near Germantown, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in German Township. It is on South Main Street 0.1 miles south of Endress Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Germantown OH 45327, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the 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,
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and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shuey Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Shuey House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gunckel Heritage (approx. half a mile away); Germantown Covered Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Germantown's Famous Covered Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Germantown Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Jasper Road Bridge (approx. 1.2 miles away); Kern Cabin (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Germantown.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Village of Germantown (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Germantown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
2. Germantown Marker
Germantown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
3. Germantown Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 11, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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