Through the study of the development of the United
States flag, we better understand our American
heritage, learn an appreciation for the sacrifices of all
U.S. veterans and realize the need to continue strong
leadership, strong citizenship . . . — — Map (db m196381) HM
Small amounts of soil collected from the major battlefields of the wars and conflicts to date have been collected and buried within the monument. Ongoing
soil collection is taking place. Samples of each are on display in the Freedom Flag Monument . . . — — Map (db m196382) WM
Each of the five columns represents a branch of the Armed
Forces: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard.
The five pine trees behind the monuments also represent our
ever-ready Armed Forces. — — Map (db m196383) WM
The Prisoners of War / Missing in Action Flag
is near, but not adjacent to the Freedom Flag
Monument, symbolizing that although not
within our reach, these
brave men and women
are always in our
thoughts and hearts.
They will never be . . . — — Map (db m196384) WM
(red Welsh dragon logo)
A village settled by Watkins,
Roberts, and Nicholas families,
bringing with them their Welsh
traditions and establishing a
community in honor of their
native land. — — Map (db m94555) HM
This historical bridge was built on this site in 1927 by the Allen County Engineers office. When opened, it carried the Delphos-Upper Sandusky Road, U.S. Route 30, commonly referred to as the Lincoln Highway, over the Ottawa River and served as an . . . — — Map (db m78696) HM
On October 28, 1939, while being driven to Boston, Admiral Richard Byrd's polar exploration vehicle ran off the Lincoln Highway and crashed into Pike Run, drawing large crowds and putting Gomer in the national spotlight. — — Map (db m78695) HM
This lintel stone originally placed over the door of the Bethel Welsh Congregational Church in 1904 at Leatherwood located 3 miles west of Goner, Ohio. The Bethel Church was closed in 1928 and was united with Gomer Welsh Congregational Church at . . . — — Map (db m196212) HM
The M114A1 and M114A2 Towed Howitzer was designed to provide direct support for the Army's infantry. The M114 was produced in the 1940's and 1950's. Its minimum range is 2700 meters and the maximum range is 14,700 meters. The rate of fire is four . . . — — Map (db m196246) HM
Built at the Lima Locomotive Works
Lima, Ohio
for Tioga Lumber Company
Nicholas County, West Virginia
Purchased by the Auglaize Township
Historical Society in 1996 — — Map (db m29730) HM
1861-1865
Est. 3,713,363 served
498,332 died in service
500,175 wounded
Bowersock Brothers
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6772
Spencerville, Ohio — — Map (db m196234) WM
[Front]
Dedicated to the memory of all
veterans of the Armed Forces of
the United States of America, who
unselfishly served their country
in time of peace or war. It is
because of this effort that we
enjoy the freedom that is
ours . . . — — Map (db m29732) HM
The M-60 Battle Tank entered service in 1960. it weighs 55 tons and
carries a crew of four. It is armed with a 105 mm main gun, capable of
fording 48" of water, and reaching a speed of 30 m.p.h. Chrysler (later
General Dynamics) produced . . . — — Map (db m196281) HM
The willingness with which
our young people
are likely to serve in any war
no matter how justified
hall be directly proportional
as to how they perceive
the veterans of earlier wars
were treated and
appreciated by their nation
. . . — — Map (db m196299) WM
Sunday, December 7, 1941, "A date that will live in
infamy” without warning, at 7:55 a.m.. approximately
355 aircraft from the Japanese Imperial Navy
attacked the American military installations and
the naval base at Pearl Harbor on the . . . — — Map (db m196290) HM WM
The UH-1 helicopier symbolized the war in Vietnam. Just the sound
of a Huey will cause any Vietnam Veteran to look skyward and
think back in time.
The frst production model Huey was put into service in 1859 and
was built by Bell . . . — — Map (db m196274) HM
The UH-1 "Huey” helicopter 1s commonly referred to as the workhorse of
the Vietnam War. It was responsible for life-saving medical evacuation,
troop and cargo movement, and when equipped as a gunship, could offer
very close and intense fire . . . — — Map (db m196277) HM WM
To the memory of all sailors who served aboard the destroyer
USS Frank E. Evans DD754
May we never forget the ship
the crews who proudly sailed her
and those who paid the ultimate price
while serving their country
Some Gave All . . . — — Map (db m196228) WM
(logo of ship)
USS Texas (CGN 39)
The USS Texas (CGN 39) was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drtdock Company and was commissioned September 10, 1977
The ship had an overall length of 585’ with an extreme beam of 63’. A
crew of 575 . . . — — Map (db m94569) WM
This caboose spent most of its working years in Lima and northwest Ohio and was renovated by the Auglaize Township Historical Society in 1994 — — Map (db m29723) HM
In 1829 "Johnny Appleseed" planted an apple nursery 900 feet east of here on a half acre of Jacob Harter's land leased for forty years in exchange for forty apple trees delivered in 1835. — — Map (db m196049) HM
Imagine what Ohio's early inhabitants thought when they first gazed across a vast ocean of tall grasses. What did the prairie hold in store for them? Early Native American tribes, like the Miami, Ottawa and Potawatomi, found the prairie to be a . . . — — Map (db m236507) HM
Our five acres of tallgrass prairie represents a collective part of Ohio's natural history. Beautiful prairies like these have attracted both wildlife and humans for centuries to their rich bounties of food, shelter and medicine.
Calvin R. . . . — — Map (db m236509) HM
American prairies began forming 25 to 50 million years ago after the Rocky Mountains were pushed up into existence. This new mountain range reduced the flow of moist Pacific air moving toward the east.
Over the centuries, moisture- dependent . . . — — Map (db m236508) HM
Erected 1903 by the
Citizens of Jackson Tp. and
Dedicated to the
Memory of her soldiers of
1861. - 1865.
[Grand Army of the Republic emblem]
Ah! never shall the land forget.
How flowed the life blood of her brave
Gushed warm . . . — — Map (db m29718) HM
Following the American Revolution, the British Crown sought to retain possession of the Ohio Country by sending chief British Indian Agent Alexander McKee and others to establish trading posts with Native Americans and resist American settlement. In . . . — — Map (db m238374) HM
On March 18, 1942, four U.S. Army Air Corps pilots lost their lives within a quarter mile of this marker. Three months after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, these pilots left Wayne County Airport near Detroit flying P-39F Airacobra pursuit planes. . . . — — Map (db m156914) HM
(side 1)
Veterans Monument
This Civil War monument was erected in 1903 to honor LaFayette-Jackson Township's Civil War soldiers. Over the course of the twentieth century, it became the focal point of the annual Memorial Day . . . — — Map (db m114652) HM
On November 10, 2018 members of American Legion Post #96 and Marine Corps League Detachment 1063 gathered here to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War in Europe and to remember William Paul Gallagher K.I.A. June 18, 1918 and . . . — — Map (db m243166) HM WM
Allen County was originally Indian territory not opened for settlement until 1817, and was formally surveyed in 1820. County government was organized in 1831 and with the improvement of roads, settlers came and established communities in every part . . . — — Map (db m22930) HM
Here arriving from Logan County in
1824, Christopher Stark Wood estab-
lished on Sugar Creek, the first
settlement in what is now Allen
County. His family and others
joined him soon. Land was cleared;
cabins were built. After only five
years, . . . — — Map (db m80276) HM
As president of Allen County Political Equality Club, helped organize 1,500 marchers in 1914 suffrage parade through this square. — — Map (db m221941) HM
In honor of the company's
104 year history in Lima
is proud to donate
the Standard Oil Building
to the Lima Art Association
for use as an art center
for all the people of
the Lima area — — Map (db m196306) HM
This street follows the course of an Old Indian Trail that joined the Tawa Indian town on the Auglaize River to the Black Swamp Trail near Lafayette. At one time, this corner was the junction of Three Early Roads, Wapakoneta Rd. - Main St. - . . . — — Map (db m63077) HM
In 1964, the Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad donated an equipped station to the Lincoln Park Railroad Exhibit. The depot behind you was moved from its original location at Uniopolis, Ohio ten miles to the south. It came complete with signal . . . — — Map (db m203819) HM
Former location of East Cemetery relocated in 1996 to Greenlawn Cemetery American Township.
In 1832 John East of Pickaway County came to Allen County with his wife, Elizabeth Huffer, and family Mary, Isaac, Abraham, Elizabeth, and Samuel. He built . . . — — Map (db m105378) HM
Eastman Johnson (1824-1906) is remembered as
one of the most important American painters of
the 19th century. Most of his Maple Sugar
paintings were painted between 1861-1865.
His work celebrates maple sugaring not only as a
way of life . . . — — Map (db m173789) HM
In 1885, 800 feet north of this marker, Benjamin Faurot struck oil after drilling into the Trenton Rock Limestone formation at a depth of 1,251 feet. This event marked the beginning of the great Oil Boom of northwest Ohio. The ensuing rush brought . . . — — Map (db m22931) HM
Built on this site by Benjamin C. Faurot, one of Lima's most prominent citizens. The grand opening was held Sept. 4, 1882. Through the years, many famous actors, actresses, and musicians appeared on it's stage. The theatre was close June . . . — — Map (db m93083) HM
In honor of those founders and
patriots of the northwest territory
who settled in Ohio and Allen County
1803 Ohio Sesquicentennial 1953 — — Map (db m77680) HM
Erected in 1852 of handsome bricks, this house, still occupied in 1976, is one of Lima's oldest landmarks. Situated on part of Outlot No. Two of the original city addition, the residence now fronts Central Ave., known as Tanner Ave., before 1897. . . . — — Map (db m29884) HM
In memory of PHT and the Hawg Creek Shawnee. This area was their home until the 1830's when they were forcibly removed by the U.S. government. Some stayed and their descendants live here to this day. Chief PHT died before the removal and was buried . . . — — Map (db m79664) HM
Built near this site, the cabin of this pioneer Allen County Commissioner was used for the first meetings of the Bath Township Trustees in 1829 and of the Allen County Commissioners June 6, 1831. Daniel's land adjoined the original 160 acre . . . — — Map (db m29874) HM
The Korean War
June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
—————————
To honor those
who fought and died
to secure the freedom
of the People of South Korea
Forgotten Nevermore
by . . . — — Map (db m22929) WM
One of America's largest steam locomotive builders, the Lima Locomotive Works, built 7,752 locomotives between 1879 and 1951. It rose to success building the patented Shay geared locomotive, an innovative design that became the standard for . . . — — Map (db m22935) HM
McLean Teddy Bear Park the first metro park within the Johnny Appleseed Park
District, was named in memory of R.A.
McLean. Mr. McLean began the tradition
of giving teddy bears to children staying
in Allen County hospitals. This park . . . — — Map (db m173790) HM
Sacrifice
City of Lima
public water supply
Metzger Lake
Reservoir
Constructed 1946
Capacity 1200000.000 gals
Named in memory of
Lt. William E. Metzger, Jr.
Killed in action over Germany
November 9, 1944
Awarded . . . — — Map (db m173805) WM
Locomotive No. 779, built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1949, is the last steam locomotive manufactured in Lima. As a “Berkshire-type”, it represents the most advanced development of steam power. The Nickel Plate Railroad had a total of 80 such . . . — — Map (db m203831) HM
Caboose No. 1091 was built in 1882 by the Lafayette Car Works of Lafayette, IN. It has been completely restored and equipped by the Allen County Historical Society. Although much of the structure has been replaced during its years of service, the . . . — — Map (db m29716) HM
Ohio's first electric
Street Car Line
and
one of the first in the U.S.
Began operation in
Lima, Ohio July 4, 1887.
Operated by B.C. Faurot
as the Lima Street Rail-
way and Power Co. This
line served the city
. . . — — Map (db m79481) HM
The Rotary Riverwalk/Ottawa River Bikeway has grown to become a vital link in the Lima-Allen County community.
Construction began in 1992 at Faurot Park in Lima and extended to Heritage Park in Shawnee Township. Lima continued the trail . . . — — Map (db m244699) HM
The Lima Chapter of the American Women's Voluntary Services Organization established a community-based, free canteen during World War II for troops traveling on the Pennsylvania Railroad and adjacent Baltimore & Ohio-Nickel Plate Railroads. Meeting . . . — — Map (db m22951) HM
In 1831, the Shawnee Indians built a 20 x 30 ft. hewed-log council house within their Hog Creek Settlement. It was located about 270 ft. east of this marker. After the Indians’ forced exodus west, it served as a temporary dwelling for the Griffith . . . — — Map (db m100742) HM
Site of Lima's First cemetery and burial place of Pvt. Elijah Stites 1758-1843 Minute Man of the Revolution who served in the Essex County Militia 1st Regiment New Jersey. — — Map (db m93047) HM
Oil became a valuable resource in Ohio when significant quantities were discovered in Lima in 1885. The discovery brought an economic boom to Lima and northwest Ohio. News of the Lima oil field spread, attracting the attention of John D. . . . — — Map (db m22961) HM
The headwaters of the Auglaize are just south of you. You are on the old Auglaize-Miami portage trail, the most direct canoe route between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. Here, long before white men arrived and until 1817, was an Indian settlement -- . . . — — Map (db m194331) HM
In 1959 this area was discovered to be an almost four thousand year old burial ground of the Glacial Kame People-named for the distinctive gravel elevations in which their dead were buried. The area was once a farm owned by Henry Boose, an early . . . — — Map (db m78679) HM
Ward Cemetery Burial Site
in the fall of 1825, Samuel McCluer
built a log cabin near this site and
began the arduous task of clearing
away the dense forest for farming.
Not until the following summer did
he learn from hunters, who . . . — — Map (db m80275) HM
• Originally, The Hotel Kirwan
• Built by, and named after,
Daniel Kirwan in 1928
• Architect, Peter M. Hulsken,
Lima, Ohio
• The Inn, Center Square
• Renovated and converted by
Associated Innvestors Management
in 1982
• C. R. C. . . . — — Map (db m196302) HM
In 1910, the Ohio Electric Railway Company opened this terminal, formerly the Interurban Building, which served interurban passengers until 1937. Along with offices, it contained space for express and baggage handling, ticket windows, a newsstand, . . . — — Map (db m22934) HM
Cast in Cincinnati about 1840, this bell was brought to Lima by way of the Miami Erie Canal and horse drawn wagon, and placed in Allen County's 1842 Courthouse. It rang the hour, announced births and deaths, called citizens to church and town . . . — — Map (db m22936) HM
Dedicated by The Lima Federation of Women's Clubs in grateful recognition of the patriotic service rendered by the men and women of Lima and Allen County who served our country during the World War 1917 - 1919 — — Map (db m243164) WM
Northeast corner of The Shawnee Indian Reservation of 25 square miles in present-day Shawnee Township. Home of the Hog Creek Shawnees from 1817 to their removal to Kansas in 1833. Granted to the Shawnees by treaty September 29, 1817. . . . — — Map (db m63069) HM
The Veterans Freedom Flag Monument dedicated May 22, 2010 to Veterans who made the sacrifice for freedom around the world, those who currently serve in the military and those who will serve in the future. Built entirely through the donations of . . . — — Map (db m63076) WM
West Market Street Boulevard Historic District
placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m99499) HM
In Memory Of Richard Brickner • Richard Billingsley Commander 1963 • Dave Berggren Us Navy 12-71 To 01-80 • Dan Weigel US Army World War II • James F Steward Commander 1994-1995 • Robert L Johns 101St Airborne Vietnam 1970-71 • Ted W Hunt USAF . . . — — Map (db m237915) WM
Rockport Methodist Church in the community of Rockport (formerly Cranberry) was believed to be one of the oldest churches in northern Allen Co. According to the records of the church, it was formed sometime around 1840, perhaps earlier. It was a . . . — — Map (db m195864) HM
Served 3,263,000 • Killed 529,330 • Wounded 418,206
The American Civil War was a military conflict between the United States of America (Union or Federals) and the Confederate States of America (Confederacy or Southern States). They fought over . . . — — Map (db m166599) HM
The American Revolutionary War between 13 British colonies and their
parent country, Great Britain, led to the birth of a new nation ”The United
States of America". The colonies formed the Continental Congress to
direct the American . . . — — Map (db m166591) HM WM
On Feb 3rd 1973 this building was
dedicated in honor of Lowell and
Robert Bowersock and all men who
gave their lives for their country
presented by Grover Bowersock Family — — Map (db m196323) HM WM
Erected by order of General William H. Harrison in October 1812 and became an important depository of army stores during the war. — — Map (db m19821) HM
My brother John Eutsler died for the cause of freedom; but God's son died so all people may live in Heaven forever.
-Robert Eutsler — — Map (db m166594) WM
This grain mill, which was located at the southwest corner of Second & Broadway Streets and considered one of the oldest landmarks in Spencerville, was constructed in 1843 and remained in existence until the early 1940's. The mill eliminated the . . . — — Map (db m196332) HM
The Japanese had occupied the Korean peninsula since 1910. After Japan's
defeat in WW II, the Korean peninsula was divided into North Korea and
South Korea. On June 25, 1950, communist North Korean forces invaded
South Korea. In order to stop . . . — — Map (db m166609) HM
Miami – Erie Canal
From 1845 to about 1906 barges pulled by horses provided transportation from the Ohio River to Lake Erie through a system of locks which raised or lowered boats to the next level of the canal.
Locks often became . . . — — Map (db m22933) HM
Miami & Erie Canal, Deep Cut
You are on that section of the Miami and Erie Canal where the greatest excavation was made – a section that has been known over the years as “Deep Cut.” The huge ditch, 6,600 feet long and 5 to . . . — — Map (db m22848) HM
Miami And Erie Canal Deep Cut
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1975
this site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating or . . . — — Map (db m166567) HM
From 1845 to about 1906 barges pulled by horses provided
transportation from the Ohio river to Lake Erie through a
system of locks which raised or lowered boats to the
next level of the canal.
Locks often became sites of towns. Beginning . . . — — Map (db m166569) HM
On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded the tiny, oil-rich nation of Kuwait. The United States
formed a coalition of 34 nations to liberate Kuwait, beginning Operation Desert Shield on
August 7, 1990. The United States deployed 694,550 troops in the war . . . — — Map (db m166617) HM
Site of the 86 acre homestead of Dye Sunderland who served in Captain Samuel McCormick's Company of The War of 1812
Here in 1820, on the site of the Indian town of Tawa the Sunderland family established the First Permanent Home in . . . — — Map (db m91455) HM
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