Piqua in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Piqua
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025
1. Piqua Marker
Don Gentile,
World War II
Army Air Force Ace,
1920 - 1951
Erected by Ohio Historical Society; Ohio Department of Highways.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 40° 7.788′ N, 84° 14.173′ W. Marker is in Piqua, Ohio, in Miami County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 75) and Hemm Road, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1275 S Main St, Piqua OH 45356, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro, in the Miami 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 within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Piqua's Early African-American Heritage (within shouting distance of this marker); Piqua Nuclear Power Facility (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Piqua Nuclear Power Facility (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Village of Huntersville (approx. 1.1 miles away); Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan (approx. 1.1 miles away); Shawnee Bridge (approx.
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Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025
2. Piqua Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025
3. Piqua Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
