Gunn's Tavern / Trading Post

Gunn's Tavern / Trading Post (HMND3)

Location: Bellefontaine, OH 43311 Logan County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 19.704', W 83° 44.548'

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Logan County, On Top of Ohio

[North Side of Marker]:Gunn's Tavern

?— 500 yards west —?

About 1797, John Gunn, a land agent from Canada, came to the head of McKee's Creek to start a town. His two story log house, licensed as a tavern in 1805, became the county's first hotel.

[South Side of Marker]:Trading Post

?— 500 yards west —?

In 1793, Robert Robitaille established a trading post at Zanetown. He moved to Gunn's Tavern in 1800 where he was buried. His wife, daughter of Myeerah Zane, was an Indian Princess.
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HM NumberHMND3
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Year Placed1947
Placed ByLogan County Historical Society
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Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 12:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 267014 N 4467817
Decimal Degrees40.32840000, -83.74246667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 19.704', W 83° 44.548'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 19' 42.24" N, 83° 44' 32.88" W
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Area Code(s)937
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2501 Co Hwy 1, Bellefontaine OH 43311, US
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