Near Okeana in Butler County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Founding Members of the Morgan Township Fire Department
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 3, 2009
1. Founding Members of the Morgan Township Fire Department Marker
Earl Bennett
Zelotes Brown
Homer Davis
Leonard Fagaly
Robert L. Kimball
Fred Mabis
Eli Parkhurst
Stanley Scheering
Carl Skjoldager
Frank L. Tompkins
This Fire Station is
dedicated in memory of
Chief Frank L. Tompkins
For his 34 years
of dedicated service
to the community of
Morgan Township
Served 1948 - 1982
Erected by Morgan Township Fire Department Volunteers.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.
Location. 39° 20.352′ N, 84° 44.527′ W. Marker is near Okeana, Ohio, in Butler County. It can be reached from Cincinnati Brookville Road. Marker is adjacent to the Morgan Township Fire Department's Okeana Station, about 0.2 miles NW of Chapel Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5654 Cincinnati-Brookville Road (Ohio Route 126), Okeana OH 45053, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati and in the Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); 1858 Morgan Township House / Copperheadism in Butler County (approx. 1½ miles away); Paddy's Run (approx.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 3, 2009
2. Founding Members of the Morgan Township Fire Dept
Okeana Fire Station in background.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 3, 2009
3. Okeana Fire Station Dedication Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,387 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 24, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
