Hon. Samuel Finley Vinton

Hon. Samuel Finley Vinton (HMKDF)

Location: Gallipolis, OH 45631 Gallia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 48.984', W 82° 11.989'

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(1792 - 1862)

A native of South Hadley, Massachusetts, he came to Gallipolis ca. 1818. An eminent lawyer and member of U.S. Congress 22 years, he was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee during the Mexican War, founding father of the U.S. Department of the Interior, honored in his own time by the naming of Vinton County in 1850. Buried Pine Street Cemetery.
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HM NumberHMKDF
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number4-27
Year Placed1986
Placed ByGallia County Historical Society, O.O. McIntyre Park District, and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 8:39pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 395836 N 4297086
Decimal Degrees38.81640000, -82.19981667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 48.984', W 82° 11.989'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 48' 59.04" N, 82° 11' 59.34" W
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Area Code(s)740
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-396 Pine St, Gallipolis OH 45631, US
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