Ohio-Michigan War: A War Without Casualties
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Canal Boom
Ohio-Michigan War: A War Without Casualties
Toledo's location on the Maumee River was so highly coveted that Michigan and Ohio went to war over it in 1833. Holding Michigan's statehood hostage, Congress resolved the end of this war without any bullets causing causalities. Ohio kept the Toledo area, while Michigan won the entire Upper Peninsula.
Did you know?
Two towns, Port Lawrence
and Vistula, merged in 1834
to form a new city - Toledo.
With a booming population
of 2,000, Toledo was
incorporated in 1837.
Canal Boom
The opening of the Miami and Erie
Canal in 1845 made Toledo a growing
seaport along Lake Erie with much
commerce traveling through it.
Toledo was connected to the city
of Cincinnati by way of this canal.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.
Location. 41° 38.358′ N, 83° 32.116′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Southside. It is on Ottawa Street 0.2 miles south of Clayton Street (Ohio Route 51), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 Ottawa St, Toledo OH 43604, 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 walking distance of this marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
