Jefferson Township near Holliday City in Williams County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Site of Parkersburg
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 5, 2017
1. Site Of Parkersburg Marker
North of this point lies the village of Parkersburg, pelted by Andre Ferrier, Jan. 25, 1838. The village plot was vacated Sept. 1844. North of C R. I, along Beaver Creek, lie the sites of three mills: The Andrew Smith Sawmill built ca 1837; the Henry Newman Sawmill built on 1838; and the J M. Hester Mill built ca 1370 near the present reconstructed dam site. The Andrew Ferrier Mill, built ca 1337, lies just east of this point point. This millstone was donated by Dr. Friederike and Susan (Swisher) Richardson. West of the intersection of C. R I and C.R. 15-50, lies the site of the Henry Newman Civil War Underground railroad station. Still further west lies the site of the W.S. Boone Sawmill. About Ό mile east of S.R. 15 is the site of a large walnut tree (6 ft. diameter and 60 ft. to the first limb) cut in the U.S. ca 1901. The famous Samuel K. Swisher gravel pit, lies just north of this point in vicinity of the Parkersburg village plot.
Erected 1994 by Williams County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Industry & Commerce
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Location. 41° 32.65′ N, 84° 31.483′ W. Marker is near Holliday City, Ohio, in Williams County. It is in Jefferson Township. It is on County Road I 0.1 miles east of County Road 1550, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15465 County Road I, Bryan OH 43506, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shiffler Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Pulaski Mothers of World War II Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Judge John Perkins Millstones
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 5, 2017
2. Site Of Parkersburg Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on January 29, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
