Near Kenton in Hardin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Devil’s Backbone

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 3, 2019

1. Devil’s Backbone Marker

Inscription. The knolls and ridges found in this vicinity were formed by deposits of gravel left by the retreating glacier which covered much of Ohio during the Pleistocene Era 10,000 years ago. Popularly known as "Devil's Backbones," these ridges can be several miles in length. As the glacier retreated it also left large round depressions in the earth's surface known as kettlers. A kettle was formed by the melting of a buried mass of ice.

Erected 1989 by The Country Connection Club The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 6-33.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 40° 34.948′ N, 83° 37.527′ W. Marker was near Kenton, Ohio, in Hardin County. It was on County Road 155 0.1 miles north of County Road 184, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 16801 County Road 155, Kenton OH 43326, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It was also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Lawrence Woods (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rhino Tree

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(approx. one mile away); Woodland Birds (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hull's Trail 1812 (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Black and White Schoolhouse (approx. 3½ miles away); Hull's Trail, 1812 (approx. 3.6 miles away); Private Jacob Parrott (approx. 3.6 miles away); Welcome To Kenton (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kenton.

More about this marker. This marker was missing for a long time. It has been re-furbished, and re-erected.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 3, 2019

2. Devil’s Backbone Marker

full view of marker, at west side of Rd 155

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 23, 2025

3. Devil’s Backbone Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,641 times since then and 122 times this year. Last updated on June 4, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 25, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.