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

Cygnet

 
 
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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025
1. Cygnet Marker
Inscription.
Established in 1885. Rich in oil history.
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society / Ohio Department of Highways / Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceNatural ResourcesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
 
Location. 41° 14.405′ N, 83° 38.211′ W. Marker is in Cygnet, Ohio, in Wood County. It is on Cygnet Road (County Road 3) 0.3 miles east of Jackson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Jackson St, Cygnet OH 43413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp, in the Till Plains, and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, 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
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territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cygnet World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Cygnet (approx. 0.7 miles away); Jerry City Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Jerry City High School Bell (approx. 2 miles away); North Baltimore / Community Firsts (approx. 4½ miles away); North Baltimore Elementary & High School Building (approx. 4.7 miles away); American Legion Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away); American Legion Memorial Park (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cygnet.
 
Cygnet Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025
2. Cygnet Marker
Cygnet Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025
3. Cygnet Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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