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Davis Grove

 
 
Davis Grove Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 1, 2024
1. Davis Grove Marker
Inscription. Robert R. Davis Jr. taught history and geography at ONU from 1966-1997. He was an innovative teacher and a groundbreaking scholar of Black nationalism. Bob loved trees. The trees it this grove are the gift of his friends to the university!
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansEducation. A significant historical year for this entry is 1966.
 
Location. 40° 45.996′ N, 83° 49.445′ W. Marker is in Ada, Ohio, in Hardin County. It can be reached from South Main Street south of West University Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 525 S Main St, Ada OH 45810, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. 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: Henry Solomon Lehr (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Northern University (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Ohio Northern University (about 400 feet away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (about 500 feet away); The Liberty National Bank Of Ada (approx. Ό mile away); Memorial Park (approx. Ό mile away); Ada Civil War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Ada Passenger Depot, 1887 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ada.
 
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Davis Grove Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 1, 2024
2. Davis Grove Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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