Lanier Township near Gratis in Preble County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sara Swartsel

1913 - 2003

— Hall of Honor —

Sara Swartsel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

1. Sara Swartsel Marker

Inscription. This Hall of Honor is named in honor of Sara Swartsel, county native, educator, environmentalist, who donated her family farm to the Preble County Historical Society with four objectives: beautify the grounds through plantings and horticultural activities; encourage and provide space and facilities for cultural and educational activities and environmental studies; conduct farming operations, and demonstrate agricultural activities of the past and present; and promote and encourage its use.

Inducted into the Hall of Honor July 3, 2011

As recorders of Preble County history, PCHS and The Register-Herald are natural partners in co-sponsoring the Hall of Honor

Erected 2011 by Preble County Historical Society - The Register-Herald. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 2011.

Location. 39° 39.485′ N, 84° 32.841′ W. Marker is near Gratis, Ohio, in Preble County. It is in Lanier Township. It is at the intersection of Swartsel Road and Ohio Route 122, on the right when traveling south on Swartsel Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7693 Swartsel Road, Eaton OH 45320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hall of Honor (here, next to this marker); Seth S. Schlotterbeck (here, next to this marker); Helen & M. Heber Felton (here, next to this marker); Thomas McQuiston (here, next to this marker); Nathaniel Benjamin (here, next to this marker); Andrew L. Harris (here, next to this marker); Richard Tuggle (here, next to this marker); Clarence Oldfather (1913-2000), Harold Sell (1911-2003) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gratis.

Preble County Historical Society & Nature Reserve - Hall of Honor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

2. Preble County Historical Society & Nature Reserve - Hall of Honor

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 107 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.