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By Beverly Pfingsten, June 15, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Spiegel Grove Marker | | |
Inscription. The twenty-five acre estate Spiegel Grove was the home of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, the 19th president of the United States. Spiegle Grove received its name from the German word "spiegel," meaning mirror, describing pools that collect beneath the trees after a rainstorm. Hayes's uncle, Sardis Birchard, a Fremont merchant, built the home on this site in 1863. The Hayeses moved to Spiegel Grove after Hayes's second term as Ohio governor ended in 1873. They inherited the estate in 1874. The family left Fremont after Hayes's election as Ohio governor in 1874, and U.S. president in 1875. They returned to Spiegel Grove in 1881. The Hayeses expanded the home in 1880 and 1889. Lucy and Rutherford Hayes died at Spiegel Grove in 1889 and 1893 respectively. They were reburied at Spiegel Grove in 1915. Their children donated the property to the state of Ohio in 1909 in order to establish the nation's first presidential library.
Erected 2003 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Pennies for Presidents, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 8-72.)
Location. 41° 20.517′ N, 83° 7.609′ W. Marker is in Fremont, Ohio, in Sandusky County. Marker is at the intersection of Hayes Avenue and Buckland Avenue on Hayes Avenue| | | | 
By Beverly Pfingsten, June 15, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Side view of Spiegel Grove | | |
. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fremont OH 43420, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Spiegel Grove (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); Colonel Webb C. Hayes, M.H. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sandusky-Scioto Trail (approx. half a mile away); In Commemoration (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fremont (approx. 0.6 miles away); Near This Spot (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fort Stephenson (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Stephenson (approx. 0.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Fremont.
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 27, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
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