Near Polk in Ashland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Historical Brick Section Of The Lincoln Highway
Inscription.
Lincoln Highway
1913 - 1928
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Lincoln Highway series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 40° 51.422′ N, 82° 9.935′ W. Marker was near Polk, Ohio, in Ashland County. It was on U.S. 250, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 225 US Hwy 250, Polk OH 44866, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Amish Country. It was also in the American Midwest. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: Rowsburg (approx. 0.4 miles away); Red Haw Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Studebaker (approx. 3.1 miles away); Methodist Church Graveyard (approx. 3.9 miles away); Jeromesville Korean War Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Jeromesville World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Jeromesville 1815-2015 (approx. 4 miles away); Jeromesville Lions Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Polk.
Also see . . .
1. Lincoln Highway Association. (Submitted on August 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. The Lincoln Highway. (Submitted on August 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 824 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on April 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.


