Vandalia in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Murlin Heights Elementary School Flagpole
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 27, 2024
1. Murlin Heights Elementary School Flag Pole Marker
First erected in 1952, at the site of the newly-built Murlin Heights Elementary School, this flagpole stood there for 66 years.
In 2018, the Vandalia-Butler School district decided to close the school and have it demolished.
With the blessing of the Vandalia-Butler School board, the flagpole was removed by members of the Vandalia-Butler American Legion 668 and restored by the Pinnacle Flagpole Company for placement on the Post 668 property.
It was rededicated in November of 2023.
The honor of raising the American Flag on the restored pole at this site was given to Connie Strehle, the last principal of Murlin Heights Elementary School.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical month for this entry is November 2023.
Location. 39° 51.008′ N, 84° 11.918′ W. Marker is in Vandalia, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of North Dixie Drive and Maxon Road, on the right when traveling north on North Dixie Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8220 N Dixie Dr, Dayton OH 45414, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joseph Calvin Paul Memorial Boulevard (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dayton Memorial Park Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away);
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Photographed by Craig Doda, October 27, 2024
2. Murlin Heights Elementary School Flag Pole Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 27, 2024
3. Murlin Heights Elementary School Flag Pole Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
