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Kipton in Lorain County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Moses Pike

 
 
Moses Pike Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024
1. Moses Pike Marker
Inscription.
In memory of
Moses Pike
first settler in
now Kipton
1829

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
 
Location. 41° 16.005′ N, 82° 18.209′ W. Marker is in Kipton, Ohio, in Lorain County. It is at the intersection of Court Street and Rosa Street, on the right when traveling north on Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 56 Rosa St, Oberlin OH 44074, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland, on the Lake Erie Shore, and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Great Kipton Train Wreck (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct
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line); World War II Veterans Memorial (about 800 feet away); Kipton Camden-Henrietta Roll Of Deceased (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camden Township World War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camden Township Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camden School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Westwood Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away); Welcome to Oberlin Heritage Center (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kipton.
 
Moses Pike Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024
2. Moses Pike Marker
Camden Township Administrative Offices image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 28, 2024
3. Camden Township Administrative Offices
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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