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

Winesburg's First Settlers and Pioneers Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 26, 2025

1. Winesburg's First Settlers and Pioneers Memorial Marker

Inscription.
To the memory of the first settlers and pioneers of Winesburg, Ohio who came here to conquer wilderness, they possessed lofty courage, high ideals, rugged character and staunch virtues first settlement made in spring of 1827

(Born, Name, Died)
1803 Rev. William Smith 1839 • 1802 John Michael Smith 1866 • 1796 Frederick Happold 1883 • 1799 Dr. August Scheurer 1839 • 1782 John Valentine Stahl 1854 • 1797 Christian Smith 1872 • 1787 Peter Schallioll Sr. 1868 • 1795 Ulrich Blaser 1872 • 1790 Rev. Daniel Cranz 1876 • 1817 Dr. Carl Peter 1882 • 1813 Nicholas F. Joss 1886

Erected by Winesburg Reunion Association.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 40° 36.993′ N, 81° 41.624′ W. Marker is in Winesburg, Ohio, in Holmes County. It is at the intersection of East Old Main Street (County Route 661) and Wood Street, on the right when traveling east on East Old Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2096 Main Street, Dundee OH 44624, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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: Winesburg School Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert Henry Sunkle (approx. 0.4 miles away); West Lawn Cemetery Veterans Memorial

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(approx. half a mile away); Wilmot Civil War Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); History of of Greenlawn Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Mount Eaton (approx. 5.3 miles away); Paint Township Veterans (approx. 5.3 miles away); Arnold Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winesburg.

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Photographed by Craig Doda, July 26, 2025

2. Winesburg's First Settlers and Pioneers Memorial

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Photographed by Craig Doda, July 26, 2025

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Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.