Martin in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Martin

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022

1. Martin Marker

Inscription.
Plotted by John Welles 1863. Named for Judge Martin Welles.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 41° 33.527′ N, 83° 20.246′ W. Marker is in Martin, Ohio, in Ottawa County. It is at the intersection of West Moline-Martin Road (County Road 66) and North Martin-Williston Road (County Road 7), on the right when traveling west on West Moline-Martin Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20909 W Moline-Martin Rd, Martin OH 43445, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clay Center Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Clay Center (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Village Grade School (approx. 1.4 miles away); Genoa (approx. 2.2 miles away); McCormic-Deering Farmall F-12 (approx. 2.2 miles away); Veterans Recreational Park (approx. 2.9 miles away); Genoa Town Hall & Opera House (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Genoa (approx. 3.1 miles away).

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022

2. Martin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 425 times since then and 69 times this year. Last updated on August 28, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.