| Ohio (Van Wert County), Ohio City — Ohio City Civil War Memorial |
| | In memory of our fallen heroes
1861 - 1865 — Map (db m14995) |
| Ohio (Van Wert County), Van Wert — Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument |
| | In Memory of Our Fallen Heroes, 1861-1865. — Map (db m12464) |
| Ohio (Van Wert County), Van Wert — Company D, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Monument |
| | In memory of
Co. D - 2nd Ohio
Volunteer Infantry
United
Spanish War
Veterans
1898-1899 — Map (db m12467) |
| Ohio (Van Wert County), Van Wert — First County Library in the United States — 1901 |
| | Here stands the first county library in the United States. Given to the people of Van Wert County, by
John Sanford Brumback
In recognition of his gift, this memorial was erected by the Kiwanis Club of Van Wert. — Map (db m12477) |
| Ohio (Van Wert County), Van Wert — 1-81 — Hoghe Road Bridge |
| | Built in 1894 at a cost of $575, this bridge spanned Town Creek at Hoghe Road (Township Road 82) for 100 years. The Van Wert County Commissioners approved the bridge's construction in response to requests from the Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw Railroad Company. The span is an example of the truss-leg bedstead design. It was intended to handle heavy loads traveling to and from area railroad tracks, which were less than a mile from the bridge's original location. The bridge was removed from . . . — Map (db m12201) |
| Ohio (Van Wert County), Van Wert — 4-81 — The Brumback Library |
| | When local banker and businessman John Sanford Brumback left a large bequest to Van Wert County for the purpose of establishing a countywide library in 1897, such institutions did not yet exist, and Ohio had no legal provision for a tax-supported county library system. In response, the Ohio Legislature passed an enabling law in April 1898, marking the beginning of the county library system in the United States. Designed by Toledo architect David L. Stine and built of Bedford limestone in an . . . — Map (db m12426) |
| Ohio (Van Wert County), Van Wert — Van Wert Gazebo |
| | Gazebo History
The Band Stand (Gazebo) was built in 1875 on the Court House lawn. It was moved in 1891 to Third Ward Park by George Marsh, and then to the County Fair Grounds in the early 1900's. The Trustees moved it to its current location in June, 1992.
Entered in the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service, United States Department of Interior in 1982. — Map (db m12741) |
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