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

Home Site of Henry Howe — Historian

1816 — 1893

 
 
Home Site of Henry Howe Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 13, 2016
1. Home Site of Henry Howe Marker
close up; showing text
Inscription. He preserved for posterity the story of the brave men and women who founded this great state. He traveled Ohio in 1846 and again in 1886 and twice published his Howe’s Historical Collections of Ohio
 
Erected 1959 by Franklin County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEducation.
 
Location. 39° 57.853′ N, 82° 59.321′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in the Discovery District. It is at the intersection of North 9th Street and Old National Road (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling north on North 9th Street. marker is on the east wall of the First Congregational Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 444 East Broad Street, Columbus OH 43215, 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 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: First Congregational Church (here, next to this marker); Washington Gladden (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Always CMA (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Always CMA (about 400 feet away); George Bellows / Roy Lichtenstein (about 400 feet away); Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
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(about 500 feet away); Broad Street United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away); Topiary Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
 
Home Site of Henry Howe Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 13, 2016
2. Home Site of Henry Howe Marker
full view of marker, on wall of Church
Home Site of Henry Howe Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 13, 2016
3. Home Site of Henry Howe Marker
marker as seen from 9th Street
Home Site of Henry Howe Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 13, 2016
4. Home Site of Henry Howe Marker
the Church sign
Home Site of Henry Howe Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 13, 2016
5. Home Site of Henry Howe Marker
the Church, from the west, looking east; marker is on the other side of the building
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 520 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 14, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 23, 2026