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

Bessie Crayton

Road To The 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Bessie Crayton Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022

1. Bessie Crayton Marker

Inscription. As president of Allen County Political Equality Club, helped organize 1,500 marchers in 1914 suffrage parade through this square.

Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 47.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 40° 44.396′ N, 84° 6.273′ W. Marker is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of East Market Street and South Main Street, on the left when traveling east on East Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 E Market St, 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

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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's Road to the 19th Amendment (a few steps from this marker); The Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Rhode State College - Borra Center (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial Grove (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Artspace/Lima (about 300 feet away); BP America (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022

2. Bessie Crayton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 617 times since then and 61 times this year. Last updated on April 26, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.