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Bellefontaine in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Bellefontaine

 
 
Bellefontaine Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 11, 2026
1. Bellefontaine Marker
Inscription. First concrete street in America built here 1891.
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Markers Committee.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
 
Location. 40° 19.576′ N, 83° 45.659′ W. Marker is in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of West Liberty Pike (U.S. 68) and McKeestown Road, on the right when traveling north on West Liberty Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2400 W Liberty Pike, Bellefontaine OH 43311, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McKee's Town (within shouting distance of this marker); Gunn's Tavern / Trading Post (approx. one mile away); Bellefontaine High School Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hull's Army (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Home of Blue Jacket (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Patterson Building (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Mills Brothers Mural (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lewis R. Ratleff Park (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellefontaine.
 
Bellefontaine Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 11, 2026
2. Bellefontaine Marker
Bellefontaine Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 11, 2026
3. Bellefontaine Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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