Tontogany in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wood County's First Masonic Lodge

Photographed by Michael Baker, April 8, 2016

1. Wood County's First Masonic Lodge Marker

Inscription. April 29, 1843. Wood County's first Masonic Lodge formed and met at this site.

February 18, 1921 Wood County Lodge #112 F & A.M. moved to 159 N. Main St. in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical date for this entry is April 29, 1843.

Location. 41° 25.926′ N, 83° 44.708′ W. Marker is in Tontogany, Ohio, in Wood County. It is at the intersection of Tontogany Creek Road, on the right when traveling north on Tontogany Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tontogany OH 43565, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp, in the Till Plains, and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tontogany Roll of Honor (approx. ¼ mile away); Custer Homestead (approx. ¾ mile away); Tontogany Mural (approx. 0.9 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Arthur Cault Oliver (approx. 1.1 miles away); Victor R. Bennett, Jr. (approx. 1.1 miles away); Merlyn C. Castner (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tontogany.

Photographed by Michael Baker, April 8, 2016

2. Wood County's First Masonic Lodge Marker

Photographed by Michael Baker, April 8, 2016

3. Wood County's First Masonic Lodge Marker

Photographed by Michael Baker, April 8, 2016

4. Wood County's First Masonic Lodge Marker

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Photographed by Michael Baker, April 8, 2016

5. Wood County's First Masonic Lodge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2016, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. This page has been viewed 629 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 17, 2016, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.