Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center

Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center is a museum in Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio. Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center is situated nearby to the historic building Urbana Depot, as well as near Urbana Friends Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church and Grimes Field.

St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church

Church

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St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church in Urbana, Ohio, United States. Built in the Greek Revival style in 1876, it is home to a congregation that was founded in the mid-1820s. St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church is situated 3,100 feet east of Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center.

Grimes Field

Aerodrome

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Grimes Field is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Urbana, a city in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. Grimes Field is situated 1½ miles north of Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center.

Urbana High School

School

Urbana High School is a public high school in Urbana, Ohio, United States, serving students in grades nine through 12. It is the only high school in the Urbana City School District and had a student enrollment of 528 as of the 2024–25 school year. Urbana High School is situated 1 mile east of Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urbana Monument Square Historic District and Urbana.

Urbana Monument Square Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Urbana Monument Square Historic District is a historic district at the center of Urbana, Ohio, United States. Since Urbana's earliest days, this portion of the city has been a public square in the heart of the city's business district.

Urbana

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Urbana is a city in Champaign County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located about 34 miles northeast of Dayton and 41 miles west of Columbus.

Kingscreek

Hamlet

Kingscreek is an unincorporated community in Champaign County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Kingscreek is situated 4 miles northeast of Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center.

Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.10913° or 40° 6′ 33″ north

Longitude

-83.7595° or 83° 45′ 34″ west

Operator

Champaign County Preservation Alliance

Open location code

86GR465R+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 333377841

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=railway_car

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Urbana Depot and Urbana Friends Church.

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