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Teakwood in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Spirit of the Springs

Saint Mary of the Springs Academy

 
 
Spirit of the Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 13, 2016
1. Spirit of the Springs Marker
Inscription. Honoring the history of Saint Mary of the Springs Academy founded 1830 flourished on this site 1868- 1966
Dedicated to the alumnae and the Dominican Sisters in celebration of the spirit that they have carried into the world
 
Erected 2010.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkEducationReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
 
Location. 39° 59.548′ N, 82° 56.495′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Teakwood. It is on Sunbury Road, on the right when traveling north. statue is in a garden plaza between the Spangler Learning Center and Wehrle Hall on the campus of Ohio Dominican University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1208 Sunbury Rd, Columbus OH 43219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley. 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
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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ohio Dominican University Est. 1911 / Early Sister-Founderesses of Ohio Dominican University (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Mary of the Springs Academy / Anne O'Hare McCormick 1880-1954 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alum Creek & The Underground Railroad / The Underground Railroad (approx. Ό mile away); Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Home Studio and Artist's Residence (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Jeffrey Mansion & Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mount Vernon Community School (approx. 1½ miles away); Bexley (approx. 1.6 miles away); Camp Bushnell (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
 
Spirit of the Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 13, 2016
2. Spirit of the Springs Marker
Spirit of the Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 13, 2016
3. Spirit of the Springs Marker
Marker can be seen at a distance
Spirit of the Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 13, 2016
4. Spirit of the Springs Marker
Inscription on back
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 485 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 14, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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