Wapakoneta in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Dudley Nichols

Photographed by Michael Baker, January 6, 2016

1. Dudley Nichols Marker

Inscription. Dudley Nichols was born in Wapakoneta in 1895, the son of Dr. Grant and Mary Mean Nichols. He spent his childhood in a home on this site and graduated from Blume High School before leaving Ohio. After working as a journalist in new York City, he relocated to Hollywood to become a screenwriter for such films as Stagecoach, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Bells of St. Marys. In 1936 Nichols won an Oscar in the category Best Adapted Screenplay. He refused recognition for his work on The Informer because of strained relations with the Hollywood establishment. Nichols was the first person to ever refuse the prestigious award saying "As one of the founders of the Screen Writers Guild, which was conceived in revolt against the Academy, and born of disappointment with the way it functioned against employed talent...I deeply regret that I am unable to accept the award." Ohio Bicentennial Commission, the Longaberger Company Auglaize County Historical Society The Ohio Historical Society 2003 3-6

Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, the Longaberger Company Auglaize County Historical Society The Ohio Historical Society.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Labor Unions. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 40° 34.168′ N, 84° 11.767′ W. Marker is in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is at the intersection of South Blackhoof Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on South Blackhoof Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wapakoneta OH 45895, 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: The John H. Nichols House

Photographed by Michael Baker, January 6, 2016

2. Dudley Nichols Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Wapakoneta Woman's Club, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); On This Site Stood The Original Sheriff's Residence And Jail. (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wapakoneta Commercial Historic District (about 500 feet away); The Nagel Block (1908) (about 500 feet away); The Charles F. Herbst Building (1905) (about 500 feet away); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (about 500 feet away); Apollow 11 Mission and the First Moon Walk (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wapakoneta.

Photographed by Michael Baker, January 6, 2016

3. Dudley Nichols Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2016, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 8, 2016, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.