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Washington Court House in Fayette County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Washington Court House

 
 
Washington Court House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 5, 2011
1. Washington Court House Marker
Inscription.

Settled by
Virginia Veterans
of the American Revolution

 
Erected by Ohio Department of Transportation and Fayette County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ExplorationPatriots & PatriotismSettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 39° 32.345′ N, 83° 26.073′ W. Marker is in Washington Court House, Ohio, in Fayette County. It is on Washington Avenue (U.S. 22) east of Court / Columbus Street (U.S. 22/62), on the left when traveling east. Marker is on the Carriage House of the Morris Sharp House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 517 Columbus Avenue, Washington Court House OH 43160, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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: Morris Sharp House (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Bicentennial Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 104mm German Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); The Barney Kelly House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. Ό mile away); Colonel Charles Young’s Historic Ride to Washington / Washington Court House, Ohio
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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Fayette County World War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fayette County Court House / Washington Court House Riot of 1894 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington Court House.
 
More about this marker. The marker was formerly located at the town's corporate limit and was part of the ODOT series of such markers.
 
Also see . . .
1. Washington Court House. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 14, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Fayette County Genealogical Society, Ohio. Society website homepage (Submitted on November 4, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.) 
 
Washington Court House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 5, 2011
2. Washington Court House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 730 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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