Brownhelm Township near Vermilion in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Simon Kenton
1784
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024
1. Simon Kenton Marker
frontier defender
"The bravest man I ever knew."
said Daniel Boone
This stone was found in woods
a mile south of Vermilion.
Consult this library
Erected by Edward & Martha Morner.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian.
Location. 41° 25.361′ N, 82° 22.051′ W. Memorial is near Vermilion, Ohio, in Erie County. It is in Brownhelm Township. It is at the intersection of Ferry Street and Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on Ferry Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 610 Washington St, Vermilion OH 44089, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Days of Wooden Ships (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Days of Steel Boats (about 300 feet away); A Brief History... (about 500 feet away); Frederick William Wakefield / Harbor View (about 800 feet away); Holland-Bond Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7576 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lighthouse Lens (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vermilions Lighthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vermilion Community Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vermilion.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024
2. Simon Kenton Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024
3. Simon Kenton Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024
4. Ritter Library
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
