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

Ashland

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025

1. Ashland Marker

Inscription. Home of
Ashland University
founded in
1878

Erected by Ohio Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 40° 50.832′ N, 82° 17.902′ W. Marker is in Ashland, Ohio, in Ashland County. It is on Center Street (Ohio Route 511) one mile south of McKinley Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2130 Center St, Ashland OH 44805, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ashland County Veterans Memorial Bridge

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Jones Memorial Terrace (approx. 1½ miles away); Campo Prayer Garden (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ashland College Alumni Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Front Porch (approx. 1.6 miles away); September 11, 2001 Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Founding of Ashland College / Ashland Eagles Tradition (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bill A. Royce (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ashland.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025

2. Ashland Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025

3. Ashland Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 15, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.