Adams Township in Bear's Mill in Darke County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Buggy Axle and Steel Pipe
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
1. Buggy Axle and Steel Pipe Marker
This buggy axle and steel pipe was used to raise timber up to the second floors of the Mill.
The axle was used with a rope and pulley and was pulled by a horse or mule.
1847
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.
Location. 40° 6.419′ N, 84° 32.524′ W. Marker is in Bear's Mill, Ohio, in Darke County. It is in Adams Township. It is on Arcanum Bears Mill Road (County Route 34) 0.2 miles south of U.S. 36, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6450 Arcanum Bears Mill Rd, Greenville OH 45331, 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: Bear's Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); The Miller's Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Vietnam Memorial (about 500 feet away); Dedicated to The Men Who Never Came Home by the Men Who Did (about 500 feet away); The Veterans Memorial Timberframe Covered Bridge (about 500 feet away); Bears Mill Viet Nam Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Over Look (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bear's Mill.
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Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
2. Buggy Axle in the distance.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2024
3. Bear's Mill
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
