Ohio Village in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Recycling in the Victorian Era

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 25, 2024

1. Recycling in the Victorian Era Marker

Inscription.
Recycling in the 1890s was a little different than it is today. While they weren't being purposeful about it, many Victorians recycled by reusing and repurposing items they used in everyday life. They reused and repurposed items like food containers, medicine bottles, clothing and rubber products.

Do you ever reuse or repurpose items like the Victorians did?

Help us keep Ohio Village clean by putting plastic, glass, aluminum and paper products in the recycling barrels with blue lids. Everything else can go in the trash barrels with gray lids.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology.

Location. 40° 0.421′ N, 82° 59.284′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Ohio Village. It can be reached from History Street south of Hiawatha Park Drive, on the left when traveling north. The marker stands on the grounds of the Ohio Village. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 E 17th Ave, Columbus OH 43211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s

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Scioto 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: Mexican-American War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vote Here (within shouting distance of this marker); Victorian Playgrounds (within shouting distance of this marker); Basket Ball (within shouting distance of this marker); Silver-Laced Wyandotte (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Heirloom Vegetable Garden (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Recycling in the Victorian Era (about 300 feet away); Oil Drilling Equipment (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 25, 2024

2. Recycling in the Victorian Era Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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