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| Ohio (Hancock County), Findlay — Hull's Trail | | | Hull's Trail
1812
Erected By
Fort Findlay
Chapter D.A.R.
1915 — Map (db m22441) | | Ohio (Hancock County), Findlay — 4-32 — Site of Fort Findlay | | | [Marker Front]:
Early in the War of 1812, Gen. Wm. Hull, commander of Ohio troops, ordered Col.. James Findlay to open a road from Ft. McArthur on the Scioto River to Blanchard’s Fork. Under Findlay, a stockade 50 yards square, with a blockhouse at each corner was erected here and named in his honor. The fort was used as a supply depot.
[Marker Reverse]:
In 1812, Gen. Hull and his troops passed through here toward enemy camps near Detroit. Ft. Findlay was left garrisoned, . . . — Map (db m21576) | | Ohio (Hancock County), McComb — 1-32 — William Bensinger and John R. Porter — In Memory of — Ohio Historical Marker | | | [Marker Front]:
In Memory of
William Bensinger and John R. Porter
...who are buried here. They joined the famous Andrews Raid to wreck Confederate supply lines. The raiders captured a locomotive, "The General," at Big Shanty, Georgia, on April 12, 1862. Pvt. Porter missed the great locomotive chase which followed. Pvt. Bensinger was aboard when "The General" ran out of fuel and was captured. Both received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
[Marker Reverse]: . . . — Map (db m20081) |
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