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Neil Theatre

 
 
Neil Theatre Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 25, 2024
1. Neil Theatre Marker
Inscription. Owned & operated by John Jones, Sr., the theatre opened in 1917. It was named for Mr. Jones' son, Neil, who died in the flu epidemic of 1918. The theatre was forced to close in 1954 due to the popularity of TV.
 
Erected 1993 by Fredericktown Tomato Show Board.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EntertainmentIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
 
Location. 40° 28.95′ N, 82° 32.563′ W. Marker is in Fredericktown, Ohio, in Knox County. It is on East College Street east of North Main Street (Ohio Route 95), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 E College St, Fredericktown OH 43019, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tuttle-Snyder House (within shouting distance of this marker); Webb C. Ball Street Clock (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Home of the FFA Jacket (approx. Ύ mile away); Greenville Treaty Line (approx. 3½ miles away); Snowden Family Band (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Greenville Treaty Line (approx. 4.2 miles away); Test (approx. 6 miles away); Mt. Vernon (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericktown.
 
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Neil Theatre Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 25, 2024
2. Neil Theatre Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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