Remarkable Ohio

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Below is a complete listing of all Ohio Historical Markers. To find a detailed marker listing including text, photographs, and locations, click on a county below. Our listing is updated by the markers program as new markers are installed and older markers are reported damaged or missing.

1-26 Erie J. Sauder

Side A: A pioneer furniture manufacturer and philanthropist, Erie J. Sauder (1904-1997) was born and reared on a farm in Archbold. With the help of his wife Leona, he began woodworking in their town barn in 1934. Crafting tables and church pews, the Sauder Woodworking Company grew quickly. Sauder’s 1951 invention of an easily shipped table kit heralded the modern ready-to-assemble furniture industry and firmly established the company as one of Fulton County’s primary employers. In 1976 Sauder founded the Sauder Village to interpret nineteenth century rural lifestyles in the Black Swamp region.
Side B: Same
Sponsors: Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Sauder Village and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: 22611 OH 2, 
Archbold, 
OH, 
43502
Location: Just W of the windmill at the entrance to Sauder Village
Latitude: 41.5432030
Longitude: -84.3002080