Kenton in Hardin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Welcome To Kenton
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 1, 2024
1. Welcome To Kenton Marker
First recipient of the Medal of Honor 1863
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 40° 39.378′ N, 83° 38.144′ W. Memorial is in Kenton, Ohio, in Hardin County. It is at the intersection of Lima Street (Ohio Route 309) and Jones Road, on the right when traveling east on Lima Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1201 Lima St, Kenton OH 43326, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hardin County Veterans Plot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mad River Railroad (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Welcome To Kenton (approx. 1.4 miles away); Frank Bondi (approx. 1½ miles away); Gene Autry (approx. 1½ miles away); The Hardin County Courthouse (approx. 1½ miles away); Fort McArthur (approx. 1½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kenton.
More about this memorial. One of two same markers, this one on the NNW side of the city.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
