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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Osgood

 
Clickable Map of Darke County, Ohio and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Darke County, OH (172) Mercer County, OH (141) Miami County, OH (214) Montgomery County, OH (995) Preble County, OH (112) Shelby County, OH (94) Jay County, IN (20) Randolph County, IN (43) Wayne County, IN (103)  DarkeCounty(172) Darke County (172)  MercerCounty(141) Mercer County (141)  MiamiCounty(214) Miami County (214)  MontgomeryCounty(995) Montgomery County (995)  PrebleCounty(112) Preble County (112)  ShelbyCounty(94) Shelby County (94)  JayCountyIndiana(20) Jay County (20)  RandolphCounty(43) Randolph County (43)  WayneCounty(103) Wayne County (103)
Greenville is the county seat for Darke County
Osgood is in Darke County
Darke County (172)  ►
ADJACENT TO DARKE COUNTY
Mercer County (141)  ►
Miami County (214)  ►
Montgomery County (995)  ►
Preble County (112)  ►
Shelby County (94)  ►
Jay County, Indiana (20)  ►
Randolph County, Indiana (43)  ►
Wayne County, Indiana (103)  ►
 
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1 ► Ohio, Darke County, Osgood — Basil — Known as the Holy Communion Plant — Fifth Luminous Mystery: Institution Of Eucharist —
On North Street north of Patterson Street, on the right when traveling south.
The word "basil" is related to basileios, from the Greek word for "king" Basilicum is also the root word for "basilica, the name for the cross- shaped floor plans of church buildings. This cross floor plan is at the heart of Catholic Church . . . — — Map (db m257085) HM
2 ► Ohio, Darke County, Osgood — Cyclamen — Known as Our Lady's Little Ladles —
On Patterson Street at North Street, on the right when traveling west on Patterson Street.
In German folklore the cyclamen was known as Our Lady's ladles. The story of the German people said that regardless of how the flower stems grew vertical, horizontal, or drooping, the "cups" of the flower were always facing upwards. This resulted in . . . — — Map (db m257199) HM
3 ► Ohio, Darke County, Osgood — False Solomon's Seal — Known as the Seal Of The Blessed Virgin or Lady's Seal —
On North Street north of Patterson Street, on the right when traveling south.
Old herbalists called this plant Seal of the Blessed Virgin and was known in England as Lady's seal. It was associated by these names because of the curious seal-like marks left on the rhizome when a stem is shed. These marks were said to resemble . . . — — Map (db m257200) HM
4 ► Ohio, Darke County, Osgood — Foxglove — Known as Our Lady's Glove or Our Lady's Thimble —
On Patterson Street at North Street, on the right when traveling west on Patterson Street.
During medieval times, the foxglove plant, with its glove-like blossoms, became known as Our Lady's glove or Our Lady's thimble. It is thought the "glove" part of the name is due to the flowers looking like fingers on a glove, which all ladies wore . . . — — Map (db m257201) HM
5 ► Ohio, Darke County, Osgood — History Of Stations Of The Cross —
On Main Street at North Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Tradition tells us that Jesus's mother Mary made the first Way of the Cross. On Holy Saturday, the day after Jesus was crucified, Mary walked the sorrowful path which her Son had walked the day before, thinking sadly of all that had taken place. . . . — — Map (db m257078) HM
6 ► Ohio, Darke County, Osgood — History Of The Rosary —
On Patterson Street at North Street, on the right when traveling west on Patterson Street.
For centuries long before Christ, the faithful said prayers in a repetitive manner. They found different methods of keeping count of their prayers, often by using rocks or pebbles. Third-century Christian hermits and monks in Egypt (known as . . . — — Map (db m257080) HM
7 ► Ohio, Darke County, Osgood — Our Lady's Mantle —
On Patterson Street at North Street, on the right when traveling west on Patterson Street.
In the Middle Ages this flower was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was called Our Lady's mantle because the lobes of the leaves resemble the scalloped edges of a woman's shawl, cloak or mantle. The dew drops that collected on the leaves of the . . . — — Map (db m257203) HM
8 ► Ohio, Darke County, Osgood — Pinks — Known as the Pentecost Flower — Third Glorious Mystery: Descent Of The Holy Spirit —
On North Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on North Street.
European flowers that bloomed at the time of Pentecost were known as Pentecost flowers. In Germany, the name for Pentecost is "Pinkster" and this flower became known as Pinks, or English Pinks. This flower is especially associated with the Holy . . . — — Map (db m257204) HM
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9 ► Ohio, Darke County, Osgood — Veterans Memorial —
On North Street south of South Street, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated to the veterans of all wars and or conflicts who honorably served and to those who gave their lives in the service of our country. In God We Trust — — Map (db m251374) WM
10 ► Ohio, Darke County, Osgood — Veterans Memorial — Osgood —
On Main Street (Ohio Route 705) at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Dedicated to the veterans of all wars or conflicts who honorably served and to those who gave their lives in the service of our country. United States of America Department of the Army • United States of America Department of the Navy • . . . — — Map (db m306820) WM
11 ► Ohio, Darke County, Osgood — Yarrow —
On Main Street at North Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
There are several stories about yarrow. During medieval times when witchcraft was rampant, yarrow gained a reputation for being able to drive away the devil. It became part of many complex Christian exorcism rituals used by the church to send . . . — — Map (db m257082) HM
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026