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Gomer in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

1833 Gomer, Ohio

A Welsh Settlement

 
 
1833 Gomer, Ohio Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2016
1. 1833 Gomer, Ohio Marker
Inscription. (red Welsh dragon logo) A village settled by Watkins, Roberts, and Nicholas families, bringing with them their Welsh traditions and establishing a community in honor of their native land.
 
Erected 1983 by Erected by the Gomer Sesquicentennial Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.
 
Location. 40° 50.658′ N, 84° 10.972′ W. Marker is in Gomer, Ohio, in Allen County. Marker is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling west. Marker is in front of the Sugar Creek Township Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4130 Lincoln Highway, Gomer OH 45809, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. This Lintel Stone (approx. 0.2 miles away); Snow Cruiser Crash Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lincoln Highway (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pike Run Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Abraham Doner (approx. 4.1 miles away); Walter M. Lawson, Jr. (approx. 4.2 miles away); Founders and Patriots of Allen County, Ohio (approx. 5.1 miles away); East Cemetery (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gomer.
 
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1. Sugar Creek Township House

The background building, the Sugar Creek Township House, is still used for voting today in Sugar Creek Township.
    — Submitted October 31, 2020, by Scott Little of Bluffton, Ohio.
 
1833 Gomer, Ohio Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2016
2. 1833 Gomer, Ohio Marker
1833 Gomer, Ohio Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, May 10, 2016
3. 1833 Gomer, Ohio Marker
Marker can be seen at a distance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 865 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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