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

Ashtabula Fountain

 
 
Ashtabula Fountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025
1. Ashtabula Fountain Marker
Inscription.
Birthplace of the Corvette fiberglass body - 1953

"Ashtabula" means "River Of Many Fish"

Ashtabula Train Disaster - 1876

Hulett Ore Unloaders Ashtabula Harbor

Kent State University

Ashtabula Public Library Built - 1903
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationRailroads & StreetcarsRoads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.
 
Location. 41° 52.053′ N, 80° 46.936′ W. Marker is in Ashtabula, Ohio, in Ashtabula County. It is at the intersection of Park Place and West 44th Street, on the right when traveling east on Park Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 Park Place, Ashtabula OH 44004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. 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: Lance Corporal Kevin M. Cornelius, USMC (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); This Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Kalinowski (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church of Ashtabula, Ohio
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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hotel Ashtabula (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ashtabula.
 
Ashtabula Fountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025
2. Ashtabula Fountain Marker
Ashtabula Fountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025
3. Ashtabula Fountain Marker
Ashtabula Fountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025
4. Ashtabula Fountain Marker
Ashtabula Fountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025
5. Ashtabula Fountain Marker
Ashtabula Fountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025
6. Ashtabula Fountain Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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