Wapakoneta in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Wapakoneta (Wapaughkonnetta)
Erected by Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Department of Transportation, and Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
Location. 40° 33.456′ N, 84° 11.61′ W. Marker is in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in Auglaize County. Marker is on Willipie Street (Ohio Route 198) 0.1 miles north of US 33, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wapakoneta OH 45895, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wapakoneta All Wars Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dudley Nichols (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dayton and Michigan Railroad (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wapakoneta Heritage Parkway (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Shannon Stock Company (approx. 0.9 miles away); F5D Skylancer (approx. 1.2 miles away); Apollo Command Module and Gemini Spacecraft Mock-ups (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wapakoneta.
Regarding Wapakoneta (Wapaughkonnetta). Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon (July 20, 1969), was born on 5 August 1930 on his grandparents' farm near Wapakoneta, Ohio.
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