Near Pandora in Putnam County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Site of the First Swiss Mennonite Church
The Old White Church
| | Mother of Four Local Congregations | |
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2016
1. Site of the First Swiss Mennonite Church Marker
Erected 1960 by Swiss Community Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
Location. 40° 55.399′ N, 83° 56.27′ W. Marker is near Pandora, Ohio, in Putnam County. It is on Phillips Road (County Route 4), on the left when traveling north. Marker is half way between St. John Mennonite Church and Ebenezer Mennonite Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17748 Road 4, Pandora OH 45877, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp and in the 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: Pandora Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); American Revolution Bicentennial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Ohio Historical Flood Marker (approx. 2.4 miles away); Bluffton (approx. 2.4 miles away); Alumni Field (approx. 2.6 miles away); Circle of Remembrance (approx. 2.6 miles away); Zachary Herman Arend (approx. 2.6 miles away); David Joseph Betts (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pandora.
More about this marker. Marker was the work of local artist John Klassen
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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2016
2. Site of the First Swiss Mennonite Church Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2016
3. Site of the First Swiss Mennonite Church Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2015
4. Site of the First Swiss Mennonite Church Marker
Ebenezer Mennonite Church about 2 miles south, on Phillips Road, birthed by the Old White Church.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2016
5. Site of the First Swiss Mennonite Church Marker
St. John Mennonite Church, 2 miles north on Phillips Road, birthed by the Old White Church.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2016
6. Site of the First Swiss Mennonite Church Marker
logo of the Swiss Mennonite Historical Society
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 840 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 10, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
