Scott Park in Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The University of Toledo

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 30, 2021

1. The University of Toledo Marker

Inscription. In 1872, Jesup W. Scott donated 160 acres at this site as an endowment for a university to train "artists and artizans" to assume important roles in a growing industrial Toledo. The University held classes at Scott Park from 1922 to 1931. In 1969, the site of Scott's land donation became the site of the University's Community and Technical College.

Erected 1988 by The University of Toledo, Toledo Sesquicentennial Commission and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 28-48.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 41° 38.559′ N, 83° 35.717′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Scott Park. It can be reached from Nebraska Avenue west of Parkside Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located in front of the Scott Park Student Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2201 Nebraska Avenue, Toledo OH 43607, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To Lay Down One's Life For One's Friends (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. Hyacinth's Parish World War II Memorial

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Honoring Four Heroic Chaplains (approx. 0.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Anthony Church (approx. one mile away); Westmoreland (approx. 1.2 miles away); Edward Drummond Libbey High School (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Toledo State Hospital Old Cemetery, 1888-1922 (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 30, 2021

2. The University of Toledo Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.