Lima in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Circular Street

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 6, 2013

1. Circular Street Marker

Inscription. This street follows the course of an Old Indian Trail that joined the Tawa Indian town on the Auglaize River to the Black Swamp Trail near Lafayette. At one time, this corner was the junction of Three Early Roads, Wapakoneta Rd. - Main St. - St. John's Rd.

Erected 1954 by Pangles' Master Market.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 43.967′ N, 84° 6.297′ W. Marker is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and Circular Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Marker is on the northeast corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lima OH 45804, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

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: Tawa Town (here, next to this marker); Rotary River Walk (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rotary Riverwalk & Ottawa River Bikeway (approx. ¼ mile away); St. John Catholic Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Allen County Memorial Hall

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Allen County 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The steel before you was recovered from Ground Zero in New York City (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.

More about this marker. The marker was unveiled Nov. 13, 1954, as part of the Ohio Sesquicentennial marker project by the Historic Sites Committee of the Allen County Historical Society, having been funded by Pangles.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, February 6, 2013

2. Circular Street Marker

seen looking east from Circular Street across Main Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,487 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.