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Amesville in Athens County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Amesville

 
 
Amesville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, May 18, 2024
1. Amesville Marker
Inscription. Sale of pelts financed the founding of the famed Coonskin Library here, 1804
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society / Ohio Department of Highways / Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AnimalsCharity & Public WorkEducationIndustry & Commerce. 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° 23.974′ N, 81° 57.528′ W. Marker is in Amesville, Ohio, in Athens County. Marker is on Ohio Route 550 south of Jago Valley Road (County Road 478), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 329 State Route 550, Amesville OH 45711, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Federal Valley Trains (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Underground Railroad (about 700 feet away); Western Library Association (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frank Henry Gifford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Amesville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ames Academy Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Coonskin Library
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(approx. ¼ mile away); Millfield Coal Mine Disaster (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amesville.
 
Amesville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, May 18, 2024
2. Amesville Marker
Amesville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, May 18, 2024
3. Amesville Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 45 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 21, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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