Elmore in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Israel Harrington and Elmore

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 21, 2021

1. Israel Harrington and Elmore Marker

Inscription. Israel Harrington (1779-1841) established a tavern at Lower Sandusky (now Fremont) shortly after the War of 1812. As a judge and land speculator, Harrington influenced the organization of much of northwestern Ohio. In 1824 he traded the tavern for land a short distance from this site, where an Indian trail crossed the Portage River. Elmore grew from this settlement. Harrington and his father (also Israel Harrington, a veteran of the American Revolution) are interred here, along with many of the pioneers who transformed this section of the Black Swamp into productive farmland.

Erected 2001 by The Elmore Historical Society, The Elmore Community and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 7-62.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 41° 28.683′ N, 83° 17.422′ W. Marker is in Elmore, Ohio, in Ottawa County. It is at the intersection of Rice Street (County Road 18) and Clinton Street (County Road 18), on the right when traveling west on Rice Street. The marker

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stands in Harrington Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 556 Rice St, Elmore OH 43416, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elmore Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Elmore World War I & World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); State Route 51 Concrete Arch Bridge over the Portage River (approx. 0.3 miles away); Joseph Harris (approx. half a mile away); Veteran Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sugar Creek Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); Genoa (approx. 4.1 miles away); POW-MIA Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elmore.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Milestones (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 21, 2021

2. Israel Harrington and Elmore Marker

Israel Harrington image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 21, 2021

3. Israel Harrington

Father

Israel Harrington and Elmore image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 21, 2021

4. Israel Harrington and Elmore

Located in Harrington Cemetery.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 21, 2021

5. Black Swamp

Area cultivated by Israel Harrington

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 21, 2021

6. Israel Harrington

Son

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 567 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 22, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.