Lawrence Township near Bolivar in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Christian Frederick Post

Photographed by Raquel Mack, April 8, 2026

1. Christian Frederick Post Marker

Inscription. The site where Christian Frederick Post a Moravian missionary established the first white man's home in Ohio 1761

Erected 1924 by Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1761.

Location. 40° 40.019′ N, 81° 27.406′ W. Marker is near Bolivar, Ohio, in Stark County. It is in Lawrence Township. It can be reached from Riverdale Street Southwest east of Shepler Church Avenue Southwest (County Road 257), on the right. The marker is on private property. Contact the owner to gain access. Very hard to access, as the trails are not maintained or marked, nor is the vegetation trimmed. The marker is nearly impossible to access once vegetation starts growing after the winter. The general location where the cabin would have been can be seen from the Tuscarawas River, although the marker itself cannot be seen from the river. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5431 Riverdale St SW, Bolivar OH 44612, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country

and in Greater Cleveland.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Treaty of Greene Ville (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bolivar (approx. one mile away); Blockhouse

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); Fort Laurens Continental Outpost of the Ohio Frontier / Survival on the Frontier (approx. 1.9 miles away); Barracks (approx. 1.9 miles away); Excavation (approx. 1.9 miles away); Northwest Bastion (approx. 1.9 miles away); Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bolivar.

More about this marker. A tree has fallen on the marker, which lies flat on the ground, splitting it in two halves.

Marker under a fallen tree, overlooking the Tuscarawas River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Raquel Mack, May 1, 2026

2. Marker under a fallen tree, overlooking the Tuscarawas River

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2026, by Raquel Mack of Oberlin, Ohio. This page has been viewed 18 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2026, by Raquel Mack of Oberlin, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.