Urbana in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fun Fact 6
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 6, 2025
1. Fun Fact 6 Marker
Erected by The Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 40° 6.3′ N, 83° 45.544′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Ohio, in Champaign County. It can be reached from College Way west of Dewey Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 518 College Way, Urbana OH 43078, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fun Fact 5 (here, next to this marker); Fun Fact 3 (a few steps from this marker); Francis Bailey (a few steps from this marker); Fun Fact 2 (a few steps from this marker); Fun Fact 1 (a few steps from this marker); Fun Fact 4 (within shouting distance of this marker); Urbana University (within shouting distance of this marker); John Anderson Ward Farmstead / John Quincy Adams Ward & Edgar Melville Ward (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.
Also see . . . The Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum.
The(Submitted on July 8, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum holds the world's largest collection of memorabilia and information about the life of John Appleseed Chapman.
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Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 30, 2025
2. Fun Fact 6 Marker
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 30, 2025
3. The Johnny Appleseed Museum
The museum also contains relics and information about the life of Johnny "Appleseed" Chapman.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 30, 2025
4. Fun Fact 6 Marker
These markers are part of an educational walking tour of a children's garden and apple orchard.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on September 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on September 9, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 8, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
