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

Ottawa Metro Park

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— Lima's Local History Hunt —

Ottawa Metro Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 25, 2026

1. Ottawa Metro Park Marker

Inscription. Once home to Lima Lake-a reservoir created in the early 1900s to meet the city's water needs-this park now offers recreation, including fishing, kayaking, camping, hiking, and disc golf. Today, it serves as the eastern hub of the Rotary River Walk and Ottawa Bike Path, where nature and city history intersect.

Erected 2026 by America 250-Ohio Commission. (Marker Number 5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the America 250: Ohio Commission series list.

Location. 40° 45.285′ N, 84° 3.173′ W. Marker is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of Ada Road (Ohio Route 81) and Slabtown Road, on the right when traveling east on Ada Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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

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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: Ohio Department of Natural Resources 75th Anniversary (within shouting distance of this marker); Navajo-Apache Cottonwood (approx. ¼ mile away); America's First Delicious Apple (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chief Logan American Elm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Johnny Appleseed Apple Tree (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wright Brothers Sweetgum (approx. 0.3 miles away); Franklin D. Roosevelt Redbud (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mark Twain Cave Bur Oak (approx. 0.3 miles 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.)

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 25, 2026

2. Ottawa Metro Park 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.