Perrysburg in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
to Fort Meigs / to Fort Meigs
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
— Harrison-Hull-Tupper Marches —
Image courtesy of the Historical Marker Database
1. to Fort Meigs / to Fort Meigs Marker
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on South Side :
1812 • Marches • 1813
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½
Mile to
Fort
Meigs
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Text on North Side :
1812 • Marches • 1813
- - - - -
½
Miles to
Fort
Meigs
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Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number A123.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Native Americans • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 41° 33.352′ N, 83° 38.514′ W. Marker was in Perrysburg, Ohio, in Wood County. Marker was on West Boundary Street (Ohio Route 25) near West Front Street (Ohio Route 65), on the left when traveling north. Nothing remains of this marker, but originally it would have
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Perrysburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Meigs Union Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Interior Earthworks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Discipline (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Siege (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Indian Wars (approx. half a mile away); Maumee Rapids (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perrysburg.
More about this marker. This historical marker is part of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail series (type A) which was put in place in 1930 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Ohio's Revolutionary War era Battle of Piqua, by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission.
In order to accomplish this, in 1929 the state of Ohio created the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, and then in 1930 this commission created 22 military trails, throughout western
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, April 27, 2016
2. to Fort Meigs / to Fort Meigs Marker
View of the street corner (by the gate to the cemetery) where the missing marker was most probably located, looking west, in the direction of Fort Meigs, along West Front Street (old State Route 65), which was the street that the directional marker indicated to turn onto, in order to get to Fort Meigs, ½ mile away.
The routes of these military trails were in turn marked by type A and type B Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission markers that served as directional (type B) and distance (type A) markers. This particular marker is one of the type A markers of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail series.
Originally, back in 1930, according to the ORMC 1931 Planning Report, there were erected 168 some of these Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, type A, markers (see page 54). To date, I know of only 3 of these type A markers that have been located and posted on the Historical Marker database (markers A95, A96, and A1340). A large number of them are presently missing, including this particular marker, A123, which is listed on page 57 of the 1931, Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission's Planning Report.
Also see . . . Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System. A description
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, April 27, 2016
3. to Fort Meigs / to Fort Meigs Marker
View, from the probable site of the marker, looking north along State Route 25 (and west bound US 20), which is the roadway that the northbound traveler would use along the 1930 era Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail.
Additional commentary.
1. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System.
This particular Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission (ORMC), Type A marker, once helped to mark the military marches of Generals Harrison, Hull, and Tupper, during the War of 1812. According to the ORMC 1931 Planning Report (see page 57), it was used on the portion of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System that connected Springfield to Fort Meigs. According to the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trails cartographic map, that was issued by the ORMC in 1930, this marker was situated along the roadway that in 1930 was US 25, but is today, State Route 25.
Back in 1930, when this marker was originally erected, US 25 was most likely a two lane roadway, whereas today, it is a four lane roadway.
Along some portions of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System, it is difficult to identify the probable location of these markers because the roadways of 1930 are so much different from the present day roadways. Many of the original roadways have been re-routed or by-passed, or in some cases given new route number
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, April 27, 2016
4. to Fort Meigs / to Fort Meigs Marker
View from where the marker was most probably located, looking south, along State Route 25, which in 1930 was part of the north and south Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System. Note, that in 1930, State Route 65 would have continued west along West Front Street.
Originally State Route 65 had been routed right over the site of Fort Meigs and ran right through the middle of our present day Fort Meigs State Memorial park, however, sometime after 1930, it was re-routed around the Fort Meigs Cemetery, and the roadway was completely removed from the grounds of the Fort Meigs State Memorial park.
So today, the original ORMC trail that in 1930 followed West Front Street (old State Route 65) to the Fort Meigs State Memorial, no longer is capable of reaching its intended destination. The ORMC Trail comes up just short due to today's West Front Street coming to a dead end just a short distance in front of the reconstructed walls of Fort Meigs.
— Submitted April 2, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, March 30, 2016
5. to Fort Meigs / to Fort Meigs Marker
View, looking north, along West Boundary Street (State Route 25), at intersection with West Indiana Street, which includes the present day version of a directional marker to Fort Meigs. Back in 1930, you couldn't reach Fort Meigs by traveling on West Indiana Street, you had to go about ½ further north and turn left on West Front Street to get there.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, April 27, 2016
6. to Fort Meigs / to Fort Meigs Marker
View of where today, West Front Street comes to a dead end, just short of the reconstructed walls of Fort Meigs. In 1930, West Front Street continued right through the middle of the site of Fort Meigs.
Image courtesy of the Ohio History Connection, 1930
7. Aerial view of Fort Meigs State Memorial
A 1930 aerial photograph of the Fort Meigs State Memorial, showing the West Front Street roadway (the old State Route 65), extending right through the middle of the grounds of Fort Meigs. This is unlike today where West Front Street now ends just outside of the reconstructed northern wall of the fort.
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Photographed By Dale K. Benington, April 27, 2016
8. 1924 Era Plat Book Map
View of a 1924 era plat book map, showing the Fort Meigs area roadways that were featured in the 1930 Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System (including the roadway going through the center of the Fort Meigs State Memorial property).
Photographed By Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission
9. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission Marker Types
View of the three types of markers used by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. The marker on the left is a type A marker (just like our missing marker), the marker in the middle is a type C, and the marker on the right is a type B.
Image courtesy of the MidPointe Library System (www.MidPointeLibrary.org)
10. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map
A view of an original Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map, from 1930. For a better view double click on this picture.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4. submitted on April 28, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on April 2, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6, 7. submitted on April 28, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 8. submitted on April 29, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 9, 10. submitted on April 2, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
