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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.

5-18 Jack Miner

Side A: Jack Miner, noted conservationist and naturalist, was born at this site on April 10, 1865. Miner, who moved to Ontario, Canada, in 1878, achieved worldwide recognition for his pioneering studies of waterfowl migration. His work with migrating birds led to the establishment of a bird sanctuary at Kingsville, Ontario, the publication of several books, and the formation of the Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation.
Side B: Same
Sponsors: The Westlake Sportsmen’s Association and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: SW corner of Westown Blvd and Dover Center Road, 
Westlake, 
OH, 
44145
Latitude: 41.4442460
Longitude: -81.9225050