Fremont in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pontiac Conspiracy
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
Image courtesy of the Historical Marker Database
1. Pontiac Conspiracy Marker
Pontiac Conspiracy
Here Bradstreet's British
expedition camped in 1764.
Also the farthest point
west reached by colonial
forces under command of
Israel Putnam.
Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number C.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 41° 21.464′ N, 83° 6.77′ W. Marker was in Fremont, Ohio, in Sandusky County. It was at the intersection of North Front Street and Haynes Street, on the left when traveling north on North Front Street. This marker would be located along Front Street because in 1930 it was State Route 53. I believe that the marker was located at the intersection with Haynes Street, because the Ohio Memorial Historical Marker for the Pontiac Conspiracy is located in the Sandusky County Fairgrounds, off the Haynes Street entrance. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Fremont OH 43420, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was on the Lake Erie Shore and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Sandusky County Fairgrounds
this page online
More about this marker. This historical marker is part of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail series (type C) 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 Ohio, between Cincinnati, Ohio on the state's southern border and Toledo, Ohio on the state's northern border. Each of these military trails represented the routes, or trails, used by military leaders during either the Revolutionary War, the Indian Wars of 1790 to
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 22, 2019
2. Pontiac Conspiracy Marker
View of where the marker was most probably situated, on the southwest corner of the intersection.
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.
Originally, back in 1930, there were erected 70 some of these Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, type C, markers. To date, there are only 20 some of them that have been located and posted on the Historical Marker database. A number of them are presently missing, including this particular marker, which is listed on page 75 of the ORMC 1931 Planning Report.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 22, 2019
3. Pontiac Conspiracy Marker
View, looking south along Front Street, towards downtown Fremont. The marker most probably would have been situated on the far right corner of the intersection.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 22, 2019
4. Pontiac Conspiracy Marker
View looking north along Front Street, towards the Sandusky County Fairgrounds. The marker most probably would have been situated on the near left corner of the intersection. The British expedition encampment would have been on the ridge in the background of the picture, where the fairground's grandstand can be seen.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 22, 2019
5. Pontiac Conspiracy Marker
View looking west along Haynes Street. The British expedition encampment would have been on the ridge seen in the distant background. The marker, most probably would have been situated on the near corner, along old State Route 53.
Image provided by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission publication, dated 1931.
6. 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, the marker in the middle is a type C (just like our featured missing marker), and the marker on the right is a type B. For a better view double click on this picture.
Image courtesy of the MidPointe Library System (www.MidPointeLibrary.org)
7. 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 September 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 24, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
