Caledonia in Marion County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Boyhood Home of Warren G. Harding
(1872 - 1881)
| | 29th president of the United States | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 19, 2008
1. Boyhood Home of Warren G. Harding Marker
In a Caledonia printing shop owned by his father, Dr. George T. Harding, Warren learned the fundamentals of the printing trade which inspired his interest in a journalism career.
Erected 1965 by The Harding Memorial Association and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-51.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.
Location. 40° 38.133′ N, 82° 58.137′ W. Marker is in Caledonia, Ohio, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and South Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Caledonia OH 43314, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley and in the 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Caledonia Memorial United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Methodist Episcopal Church Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Caledonia Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Caledonia Veterans Memorial (about 500
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Also see . . . Warren G. Harding. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 10, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 19, 2008
2. Warren G. Harding Boyhood Home and Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 24, 2023
3. Boyhood Home of Warren G. Harding Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
4. Warren G. Harding
This 1923 portrait of Warren G. Harding by Margaret Lindsay Williams hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“The first two decades of the twentieth century had been marked by American involvement in a world war and a host of progressive reforms in the country's economic and social institutions. By 1920, voters wanted a rest from all this change and ferment and were ready for a brand of White House leadership that did not threaten the status quo. In Warren G. Harding, that year's Republican presidential candidate, they found what they wanted. A convivial onetime newspaper editor, Harding made normalcy the keynote of his campaign. Although the meaning of the newly coined term was uncertain, it at least promised no unsettling changes.
Harding's administration was marked by scandals. A trusting individual, he appointed cronies to his administration who proved all too ready to use their offices for private gain. Harding, however, escaped having to face the corrupt behavior of his appointees. Just as stories of their wrongdoing were coming to light, he collapsed and died.” — National Portrait Gallery
“The first two decades of the twentieth century had been marked by American involvement in a world war and a host of progressive reforms in the country's economic and social institutions. By 1920, voters wanted a rest from all this change and ferment and were ready for a brand of White House leadership that did not threaten the status quo. In Warren G. Harding, that year's Republican presidential candidate, they found what they wanted. A convivial onetime newspaper editor, Harding made normalcy the keynote of his campaign. Although the meaning of the newly coined term was uncertain, it at least promised no unsettling changes.
Harding's administration was marked by scandals. A trusting individual, he appointed cronies to his administration who proved all too ready to use their offices for private gain. Harding, however, escaped having to face the corrupt behavior of his appointees. Just as stories of their wrongdoing were coming to light, he collapsed and died.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7,856 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 25, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 14, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
