Cadiz in Harrison County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Clark Gable

The King of Hollywood

Photographed by Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010

1. Clark Gable Marker

Inscription. William Clarke Gable, stage and motion picture actor, was born at Cadiz, Ohio, on February 1, 1901, in a house that once stood on this site. He was reared in nearby Hopedale. During his film career of 36 years, Gable made 67 talking pictures including It Happened One Night for which he won an Oscar in 1934 as Best Actor and the classic Gone With The Wind which won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1939. He died November 16, 1960, in Hollywood, California.

Erected 1986 by Clarke Gable Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1836.

Location. 40° 16.232′ N, 80° 59.547′ W. Marker is in Cadiz, Ohio, in Harrison County. It is on Charleston Street 0.1 miles east of U.S. 250, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cadiz OH 43907, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 walking distance of this marker: American Legion Post No. 34 Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Methodist Church Foundation Stone (about 600 feet away); The Bullock House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cadiz G.A.R. Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away);

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Harrison National Bank (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bishop Matthew Simpson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harrison County Congressional Medal of Honorees (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harrison County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cadiz.

More about this marker. Marker stands to the right of the Clark Gable Foundation building on the site of Gable's birth home in Cadiz, OH.

Photographed by Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010

2. Clark Gable Marker

Artwork on the marker.

Photographed by Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010

3. Clark Gable Marker

The Clark Gable Foundation building at the site of Gable's birth home. Marker stands directly behind the stairs on the right of the home, facing the street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,318 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.