McArthur in Vinton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Mc Arthur Well
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009
1. Mc Arthur Well Marker
Below this marker lies a legendary well. According to local lore, anyone who drank from this brick-lined well would someday pass this way again. The exact location of the well was unknown until uncovered by contractors on November 1, 2007
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1800.
Location. 39° 14.793′ N, 82° 28.734′ W. Marker is in McArthur, Ohio, in Vinton County. It is at the intersection of Market Street (Ohio Route 93) and Main Street (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling north on Market Street. Marker is on the grounds of the Vinton County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mc Arthur OH 45651, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hocking Hills and in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vinton County Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Vinton County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vinton County Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Maude C. Collins (a few steps from this marker); Vinton Station (approx. 2.4 miles away); Creola (approx. 4.8 miles away); Forest Of Honor
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009
2. Mc Arthur Well Marker
Vinton County Veterans Memorial and Courthouse are in background.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009
3. Vinton County Courthouse
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009
4. Vinton County Pioneers Sculpture
On Main Street, a half block west of the county courthouse.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009
5. Vinton County Pioneers, Charles DeLay, Sculptor
of our early settlers. Their courage and hard work
resulted in a county that has flourished and grown.
Commissioned by the Vinton County National Bank, 2002.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009
6. Vinton County Pioneers
Courthouse at left center distance.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009
7. Vinton County Pioneers
On west Main Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,897 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
