Upper Sandusky in Wyandot County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fort Ferree
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
Fort Ferree
Main headquarters of General
William H. Harrison's army in
the War of 1812.
Many of his soldiers who
died in battle are buried in
this courthouse yard.
Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number C481.)
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Military • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 40° 49.642′ N, 83° 16.87′ W. Marker was in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, in Wyandot County. Memorial was at the intersection of S. Sandusky Avenue (Ohio Route 53) and E. Wyandot Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north on S. Sandusky Avenue. This historical marker is located in downtown Upper Sandusky, Ohio, on the northwest corner of the front lawn of the Wyandot County courthouse. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 109 S Sandusky Ave, Upper Sandusky OH 43351, United States of America.
We have been informed that this sign or monument is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. 1000 feet east - site of Fort Ferree (here, next to this marker); Wyandot County Courthouse & The Shawshank Redemption (here, next to this marker); William Naus VFW Post 2842 Upper Sandusky, Ohio (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wyandot Museum (about 700 feet away); The William Walker Jr. House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Ferree - Overland Inn - Indian Spring (approx. 0.2 miles away); Neil A. Armstrong (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stephan Lumber Company / “The Shawshank Redemption” Woodshop (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Upper Sandusky.
More about this marker. There is a related historical marker regarding Fort Ferrre, located 1,000 feet to the east, on the old Lincoln Highway (modern day US 30), on the original site of the fort.
That being said, this particular featured 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 1795, or the War of 1812. Each of these military routes connected various related historical sites, that were marked with Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission (type C) markers, along each of the military trails.
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, and presumed to be permanently lost.
Of the 20 some original markers that have been included in the historical marker database only a small number of them have the original art work, sometimes referred to as silhouettes, across the top of the historical marker. This is a feature that makes these markers quite unique from most other historical markers. This "Fort Ferree" marker is one of those very few markers.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.
Also see . . . Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System. A description of the Revolutionary Memorial Trail System developed by the state of Ohio in 1929 - 1930. (Submitted on November 17, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Additional commentary.
1. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System.
Back in 2008, while I was attempting to post as many War of 1812 related markers as I could find, in preparation for the approaching Bicentennial celebration of the War of 1812, I began to discover (quite by accident) the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System. As I started to read about this network of markers, that was originally erected back in 1930 as part of Ohio's 150 year celebration of its involvement in the American Revolutionary War, I came to realize that it was also a potentially excellent source of historical markers that featured information regarding Ohio's role in the War of 1812. The Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission (ORMC) had published a 1931 planning report that listed all of the historical markers that had been commissioned to be erected, listing each marker by county, with text included, and of the nearly 70 markers erected, close to 25 of them featured information regarding War of 1812 related historical events and locations.
Unfortunately I soon discovered that there were more of these 1930 era markers that were missing than what had survived. So that made it all the more satisfying each time that I was able to discover, and post on the Historical Marker database, a surviving ORMC marker.
Well the Bicentennial Celebration of the War of 1812 has come and gone, and the focus is no longer on rushing to discover and post all of Ohio's War of 1812 related historical markers. So in the spirit of taking the time to relax and to smell the roses, that's just what I have been doing with the ORMC markers. In doing so, I noticed something about these markers that I had completely overlooked before.
To the best of my knowledge, of the 70 some ORMC, Type C, markers, that were originally erected back in 1930, there are 23 that are still standing. Of the 23 ORMC, Type C, markers that are still standing, only 16 of them still have the marker's unique silhouette art work attached to the top of the marker.
It is my impression, that the ORMC markers, were the only marker series ever commissioned in the state of Ohio that had silhouette art work attached across the top of each marker. What makes these markers even more interesting, at least to me, is that the silhouette art work, that was featured across the top of each ORMC marker was seemingly unique to each marker, and the artwork was made to relate to the historical event featured in the text of each marker.
So, having now come to better appreciate the significance of this rare silhouette art work feature, I have decided to try and go back to each of these surviving 16 markers, and to better feature and record for the historical record, the silhouettes on each of these surviving ORMC markers.
— Submitted April 7, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
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