Near Huntsville in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cherokee
1. Cherokee Marker
most thriving early village.
Surveyed 1832, on lands of
Robt. Edminson, Dr. S.A. Morton
& Alex. Thompson. Following
the building of the N.Y.C.
Ry. & founding of Huntsville
1846, it began to decline.
(Reverse Side of Marker)
Two large hotels; four or
more stores; two wagon
makers; three blacksmith
shops; other business. Two
Presbyterian and a Method-
ist Churches; Publis School.
A relay Stage Station.
Erected by Logan County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 40° 26.273′ N, 83° 47.61′ W. Marker was near Huntsville, Ohio, in Logan County. It was at the intersection of Ohio Route 274 and County Route 39 on Ohio Route 274. According to the Logan County Historical Society's booklet on their historical markers the society placed this marker on the east edge of Huntsville at the junction of roads 39
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Regionally, this marker was in Ohio’s 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Huntsville, Ohio Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ohio Buckeye Tree (approx. 2.2 miles away); Solomon Town (approx. 2.4 miles away); Hull's Army in 1812 (approx. 2.8 miles away); Ohio State Eagles Recreation Park (approx. 3 miles away); Manary House (approx. 3 miles away); Bickham Bridge - 1877 (approx. 3½ miles away); Geneva College (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Manary Blockhouse (was approx. 2.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Additional commentary.
1. Cherokee marker
On August 3, 2012, while visiting the Logan County Historical Museum in Bellefontaine, Ohio, I learned that the Cherokee marker is currently in storage in the basement of the Logan County Historical Museum, awaiting repairs and eventual remounting.
— Submitted August 25, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
2. Cherokee
text makes reference
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 3, 2012
2. Cherokee Marker
View of the front side of the damaged historical marker which is currently being stored in the basement of the Logan County Museum, in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
— Submitted December 14, 2012, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 3, 2012
3. Cherokee Marker
View of the reverse side of the damaged historical marker which is currently being stored in the basement of the Logan County Museum, in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
from archives of Logan County Historical Society
4. Cherokee Marker in place, probably early 1980's
archives of Logan county Historical Society
5. Cherokee Stage Stop
the stage coach route followed "Hull's Trace", as did the eventual Mad River & Lake Erie Railway. The railroad swung further west and missed Cherokee.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,105 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 25, 2012. 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on August 20, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio.
