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

Allen County’s First Settlement

The Sugar Creek Settlement

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2013

1. Allen County’s First Settlement Marker

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Inscription. Here arriving from Logan County in 1824, Christopher Stark Wood estab- lished on Sugar Creek, the first settlement in what is now Allen County. His family and others joined him soon. Land was cleared; cabins were built. After only five years, Bath Township, an outgrowth of the settlement, was organized. Names of some of the settlers are found in the Berryhill Cemetery.

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 1824.

Location. 40° 47.303′ N, 84° 6.129′ W. Marker is near Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. It is on Bluelick Road ¼ mile east of North Main Street (Ohio Route 65), on the right when traveling west. marker is on the north side of Bluelick Road, just east of the WORTH Center, and about 0.25 mile west of Sugar Creek Church of the Brethren. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 E Bluelick Rd, 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: A different marker also named Allen County's First Settlement (a few steps from this marker); The Henry Boose Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Founders and Patriots of Allen County, Ohio

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Lima (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rotary Riverwalk & Ottawa River Bikeway (approx. 2.6 miles away); Servicemen's Free Canteen (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Servicemen's Free Canteen (approx. 3 miles away); McLean Teddy Bear Park (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2013

2. Allen County’s First Settlement Marker

full view of marker, at fence line on north side of Bluelick Road.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2015

3. Allen County’s First Settlement Marker

marker in the distance, adjacent to the WORTH Center, a local correction facility. Marker location is just north of the old state penitentiary.

Allen County’s First Settlement image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2013

4. Allen County’s First Settlement

Sugar Creek Church of the Brethren, also the water tower of the old prison facility

Sugar Creek Settlement image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 12, 2013

5. Sugar Creek Settlement

Sugar Creek Cemetery, adjacent to Sugar Creek Church of the Brethren. Berryhill Cemetery (mentioned in the text of the marker)is about a half mile straight north, in a deep woods.

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 2,263 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 12, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.