Piketon in Pike County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Piketon
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 2, 2012
1. Piketon Marker
General Zebulon Pike
Killed in
storming of York,
Upper Canada, 1813
Erected by Ohio Department of Transportation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.
Location. 39° 3.524′ N, 83° 1.111′ W. Marker is in Piketon, Ohio, in Pike County. Marker is on U.S. 23 south of Indian Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7144 US Hwy 23, Piketon OH 45661, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Underground Railroad in Pike County (approx. 0.9 miles away); First County Courthouse / Removal of County Seat (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jasper (approx. 2.1 miles away); Stoney Ridge (approx. 4.8 miles away); Pike County Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); Pike County Twentieth-Century War Memorial
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 2, 2012
2. Piketon Marker
this page online
More about this marker. An identical marker is on the north end of town along US Hwy 23.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,354 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
