York Township in Clyde in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

U. S. Senator George W. Norris Birthplace

U. S. Sen. George W. Norris Birthplace Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Lehmann, March 22, 2025

1. U. S. Sen. George W. Norris Birthplace Marker

Inscription. Born here on July 11, 1861, George W. Norris represented his adopted state of Nebraska in Congress for forty years – ten years as a Representative, thirty years as a Senator. He was closely identified with The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and the 20th Amendment to the Constitution which eliminated “Lame Duck” sessions of Congress. He died at McCook, Nebraska, September 2, 1944.

Erected 2003 by York Grange 2109.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is July 11, 1861.

Location. 41° 17.019′ N, 82° 55.628′ W. Marker is in Clyde, Ohio, in Sandusky County. It is in York Township. It is on Dogtown Road (County Road 270) one mile south of McPherson Highway (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the front lawn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2148 Dogtown Road, Clyde OH 43410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and

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in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); George Burton Meek (approx. 2.8 miles away); Welcome to McPherson Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); American Revolutionay War Tree (approx. 2.8 miles away); Eagle Weathervane (approx. 2.9 miles away); General James Birdseye McPherson (approx. 2.9 miles away); James Birdseye McPherson (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clyde.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2025, by David Lehmann of Fremont, Ohio USA. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 15 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 14, 2025, by David Lehmann of Fremont, Ohio USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.