Thomas Alva Edison

Historical marker location:

9 Church St, Milan, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of Park Street and Church Street (Ohio Route 113), on the right when traveling north on Park Street.)

Marker installed: 2018

Milan's Native Son and the World's Greatest Inventor. February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931.

The Ohio River Valley was home to several Native American cultures before European settlement, including the Adena and Hopewell cultures. These cultures left behind many burial mounds and other archaeological sites that are now protected and preserved by the state of Ohio.