Portsmouth in Scioto County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
First Presbyterian Church
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 38° 43.938′ N, 83° 0.062′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, Ohio, in Scioto County. It is at the intersection of Court Street and 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north on Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 221 Court Street, Portsmouth OH 45662, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, 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: Flood of 1937 (within shouting distance of this marker); All Saints' Episcopal Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); James M. Ashley and the Abolition of Slavery (about 300 feet away); Eli Kinney House (about 300 feet away); Purdum-Tracy House (about 500 feet away); Platting of Portsmouth, 1803 / The 1810 House / The 1812 Era / Flood Gate House / Early Boneyfiddle (about 600 feet away); Elden House (about 600 feet away); Dole-Darrell House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Scioto County, Experience Our Heritage (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 574 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

