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

Robert Henry Sunkle

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 26, 2025

1. Robert Henry Sunkle Marker

Inscription. Born November 15, 1863 to Louis & Rosina Sunkle a graduate of Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio in 1889. Married Clara Viola Karch of Mt. Hope in 1890, of this union a son Hunter Robb & daughter Judith Elizabeth were born.

From 1891 to 1895 Dr. Sunkle was principal at the Millersburg High School, he then graduated from Western Reserve Medical School in 1898, & served his internship at Lakeside Hospital. Dr. Sunkle lived & practiced medicine on the west side of Cleveland, in the Clark W. 25 St. area, from 1899 to 1929.

He died February 16, 1929, followed by his wife's death in 1955.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is February 16, 1929.

Location. 40° 36.753′ N, 81° 42.02′ W. Marker is in Winesburg, Ohio, in Holmes County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 62) and County Route 664, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2248 Main St, Dundee OH 44624, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and 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 of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Lawn Cemetery Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Winesburg School Bell (approx. 0.3 miles away); Winesburg's First Settlers and Pioneers Memorial

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Wilmot Civil War Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); History of of Greenlawn Cemetery (approx. 4.6 miles away); Sgraffito: Immigrants Arriving in the New World (approx. 5.2 miles away); Arnold Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Pioneer Barn (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winesburg.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 26, 2025

2. Robert Henry Sunkle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.