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

The Hog Creek Settlement

Ward Cemetery

— Pioneers in Allen County, Ohio —

The Hog Creek Settlement Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2013

1. The Hog Creek Settlement Marker

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Inscription. Ward Cemetery Burial Site in the fall of 1825, Samuel McCluer built a log cabin near this site and began the arduous task of clearing away the dense forest for farming. Not until the following summer did he learn from hunters, who accident- ally discovered his dwelling, that there were neighbors less than five miles to the northwest—Christopher Wood and his Sugar Creek settlement.

Erected 1976 by Allen County BiCentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 40° 45.892′ N, 84° 0.785′ W. Marker is near Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of Thayer Road and Mirror Lake Drive, on the left when traveling north on Thayer Road. marker is in edge of Ward Cemetery at NW corner of Mirror Lake Rd. and N. Thayer Rd., just north of St Rt 81. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4998 Mirror Lake Dr, Lima OH 45801, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: P-39 Airacobra Crash Site (approx. 1.8 miles away); Rhode State College - Tech Ed Lab (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Ohio State University at Lima - Galvin Hall (approx. 1.9 miles away);

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Metzger Lake Reservoir (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ottawa Metro Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ohio Department of Natural Resources 75th Anniversary (approx. 2.2 miles away); McLean Teddy Bear Park (approx. 2.3 miles away); Eastman Johnson's Maple Sugar Paintings (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.

More about this marker. Union Chapel Cemetery is an expansion of Ward Cemetery and is adjacent to Union Chapel Church on St Rt 81

The Ottawa River (Hog Creek) is also adjacent

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2013

2. The Hog Creek Settlement Marker

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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2013

3. The Hog Creek Settlement Marker

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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2013

4. The Hog Creek Settlement Marker

marker from a distance

The Hog Creek Settlement at Ward Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2013

5. The Hog Creek Settlement at Ward Cemetery

sign for old cemetery

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2013

6. The Hog Creek Settlement Marker

Seal at top of marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,282 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 12, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.