Green Camp in Marion County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Green Camp
1838....................1941
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 18, 2010
1. Green Camp Marker
founded in June 1838 by
David Beach
Incorporated 1875 as
Green Camp in honor of
General Green
Who with his army
camped in this vicinity
during the War of 1812.
Pop...................372
Erected 1941 by Orie Mossbarger.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1838.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 40° 31.939′ N, 83° 12.628′ W. Marker was in Green Camp, Ohio, in Marion County. It was at the intersection of Marion-Green Camp Road (Ohio Route 739) and Mill Street, on the left when traveling west on Marion-Green Camp Road. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 201 Main St, Green Camp OH 43322, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Ohio’s Scioto Valley and in the Till Plains. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Old Blockhouse Site (approx. 1½ miles away); Sawyer Sanatorium At White Oaks Farm (approx. 4.1 miles away); Greenville Treaty Boundary Line (approx. 4.6 miles away); The West Side / "Shantytown" (approx. 5.3
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Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 18, 2010
2. Green Camp Marker
View of historical marker affixed to the cement base of a short flag pole, located in a small community park.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 18, 2010
3. Green Camp Marker
Another view of the historical marker, affixed to the cement base of a small flag pole, located in a community park, with a view of Mill Street in the background.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 18, 2010
4. Green Camp Marker
View of historical marker in the foreground with the small community park in the background.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 18, 2010
5. Green Camp Marker
View of the small plaque on the backside of the cement base of the small flagpole, which provides information regarding the historical marker donor and date of marker being erected.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 19, 2016
6. Green Camp Marker
Refurbished flag pole base
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 19, 2016
7. Green Camp Marker
Veterans Honor Roll
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 19, 2016
8. Green Camp Marker
Thanks to the Lions Club for renovating this Memorial Park
Photographed by Trevor L Whited, May 18, 2026
9. Green Camp Marker
Small flagpole that the marker was attached to is missing
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,039 times since then and 115 times this year. Last updated on May 19, 2026, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 9, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6, 7, 8. submitted on May 22, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 9. submitted on May 19, 2026, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
