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

Malvern

 
 
Malvern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025
1. Malvern Marker
Inscription. Birthplace of Theodore N. Vail, father of railway mail and long distance telephone services
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society / Ohio Department of Highways.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsIndustry & CommerceRailroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.
 
Location. 40° 41.455′ N, 81° 11.337′ W. Marker is in Malvern, Ohio, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of West Canal Street (Ohio Route 43) and Cabin Road, on the right when traveling east on West Canal Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 404 Cabin Rd, Malvern OH 44644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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
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of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Great Trail / The Ohio Country in the Revolution (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1891 Malvern School Stones (about 600 feet away); Malvern Veteran's Memorial (about 600 feet away); The Sandy and Beaver Canal (about 700 feet away); Malvern Vietnam War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Theodore Newton Vail (approx. half a mile away); This Clinker (approx. half a mile away); Malvern Area Veterans Memorial Wall (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Malvern.
 
Malvern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025
2. Malvern Marker
Malvern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 26, 2025
3. Malvern Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 29, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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