Fairgrounds in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Gyr Brahama

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 27, 2025

1. Gyr Brahama Marker

Inscription. The Gyr, originated in West India, is a breed of zebuine cattle. It is distinctive in appearance, typically having a rounded and domed forehead (being the only ultraconvex breed in the world), long pendulous ears and horns which spirallout and back. Gir are generally mottled with the colour ranging from red through yellow to white, black being the only unacceptable colour.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals.

Location. 39° 59.894′ N, 82° 59.42′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Fairgrounds. It is at the intersection of East 17th Avenue and Clara Street, on the right when traveling east on East 17th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 717 E 17th Ave, Columbus OH 43211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley.

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 walking distance of this marker: Scottish Highlander Cattle (within shouting distance of this marker); All American Quarter Horse Congress (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Ohio State Fair (about 300 feet away); Farm Bureau Memorial Tree (about 700 feet away); Memorial to the First Buckeye Boys State 1936 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buckeye Trees

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Buckeye Grove (approx. 0.2 miles away); Geological Cross Section of Ohio (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 27, 2025

2. Gyr Brahama Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.