Marblehead in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Home of Benajah Walcott
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2015
1. Home of Benajah Walcott Marker
Benajah Walcott
1762-1832
1st Keeper – Marblehead Lighthouse
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Erected by U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list.
Location. 41° 30.883′ N, 82° 44.52′ W. Marker is in Marblehead, Ohio, in Ottawa County. It is on East Bay Shore Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lakeside Marblehead OH 43440, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Keepers House (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Keeper's House (a few steps from this marker); First Battle Site (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Mason, Simonds & Mingus (about 600 feet away); Wolcott Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. Ό mile away); Johnson's Island
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2015
2. Home of Benajah Walcott Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2015
3. Home of Benajah Walcott
The marker can be seen to the left of the front door.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2015
4. Home of Benajah Walcott
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 16, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
