Ottawa in Putnam County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Service Above Self
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 22, 2025
1. Service Above Self Marker
a dedicated Rotarian
Thomas Duffer Rosenbauer
06/13/52 - 08/29/23
Duffer was the founder and visionary of Ottawa's annual music festival "Little" Nashville. Starting in 2013, Little Nashville occurs the first Friday in August. The event is responsible for significant fundraising for community revitalization and the Ottawa-Glandorf Rotary Club's service efforts. Rotary will be forever grateful for his love of this community.
Erected by Rotary International.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2013.
Location. 41° 1.142′ N, 84° 2.841′ W. Marker is in Ottawa, Ohio, in Putnam County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 224) and South Oak Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 E Main St, Ottawa OH 45875, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp and in the 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: Putnam County World War Memorial Clock (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Putnam County Veterans Memorial
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Photographed by Craig Doda, February 22, 2025
2. Service Above Self Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
