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

Norman Mattoon Thomas

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., circa April 19, 2009

1. Norman Mattoon Thomas Marker

Inscription.
Was born on this site Nov. 20, 1884. He graduated from Marion High School in 1901, Princeton University in 1905, and from Union Theological Seminary. Thomas, a clergyman, and the son of Marion's Presbyterian minister, was a tireless worker for social security, civil rights, and human justice. Six time Socialist Party presidential candidate, he was a leader in the effort toward disarmament and world peace. He died Dec. 19, 1968, in Huntington, N.Y.

Erected 1980 by The Marion County Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 5-51.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Peace • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1840.

Location. 40° 35.358′ N, 83° 7.816′ W. Marker is in Marion, Ohio, in Marion County. It can be reached from North Prospect Street. Marker is in the parking lot immediately east of the Prospect Street Overpass, about 250 feet north of the intersection of Prospect Street and Center Street (Ohio Routes 95/309). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marion OH 43302, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley

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

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within walking distance of this marker: War Memorials (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Underground Railroad / The Marion County Trial of Bill Anderson (about 500 feet away); Marion County Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial (about 500 feet away); Marion County Courthouse (about 600 feet away); Hotel Harding (approx. 0.2 miles away); Palace Theater (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marion Post Office (approx. ¼ mile away); Ornamental Stone (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Also see . . .
1. Norman Thomas. (Submitted on January 31, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Norman Thomas. (Submitted on January 31, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., circa April 19, 2009

2. Norman Mattoon Thomas Marker

Looking southwest, with Prospect Street Overpass to right.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,122 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.