Lima in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bessie Crayton's Road to the 19th Amendment

Roots & Beginnings • Lima, OH

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Bessie Crayton's Road To The 19<sup>th</sup> Amendment Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 24, 2026

1. Bessie Crayton's Road To The 19^th Amendment Marker

Inscription.
Bessie Crayton, born Mary Elizabeth Catt, stated, "We are not marching for effect, but it is to be a band of serious, earnest women, striving to show the injustice of the present voting system of the state."

Women were not the only group to march in Lima's Square in the 1914 parade; black and white men, as well as children, marched on behalf of the right to vote. The right to vote for white women was ratified in the 19th Amendment in August of 1920. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 gave the right to vote to Black Americans at this time.

Erected 2026 by America 250-Ohio Commission. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the America 250: Ohio Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1920.

Location. 40° 44.404′ N, 84° 6.272′ W. Marker is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of East Market Street and North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on East Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 Town Square, Lima OH 45801, 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: Bessie Crayton (a few steps from this marker); The Inn (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Grove (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Korean War Memorial (about 300 feet away); Artspace/Lima (about 300 feet away); Rhode State College - Borra Center (about 300 feet away); BP America (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial Grove (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.

Also see . . . Lima's Local History Hunt. (Submitted on April 26, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

Bessie Crayton's Road To The 19ᵗʰ Amendment Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 24, 2026

2. Bessie Crayton's Road To The 19ᵗʰ Amendment Marker

America 250-Ohio Commission image. Click for full size.

Photographed by America 250-Ohio Commission

3. America 250-Ohio Commission

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 30, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.