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

Heirloom Vegetable Garden

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 25, 2024

1. Heirloom Vegetable Garden Marker

Inscription. By the 1890s, although people could purchase produce at local markets, many grew their own fruits, vegetables and herbs. This kitchen garden features open-pollinated vegetables that were popular during the late 1890s. Corn and pumpkins were usually grown on larger outlying acreage.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.

Location. 40° 0.463′ N, 82° 59.308′ 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. 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 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: Silver-Laced Wyandotte (a few steps from this marker); Basket Ball (within shouting distance of this marker); Mexican-American War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Recycling in the Victorian Era (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vote Here (about 300 feet away); Victorian Playgrounds (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Recycling in the Victorian Era (about 600 feet away); Oil Drilling Equipment (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

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Photographed by Craig Doda, May 25, 2024

2. Heirloom Vegetable Garden Marker

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Photographed by Craig Doda, May 25, 2024

3. Heirloom Vegetable Garden

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 113 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.