Bowling Green in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Brandeberry Wall
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 12, 2021
1. Brandeberry Wall Marker
Inscription.
Brandeberry Wall. . Information gleaned from Infirmary Superintendent Frank Brandeberry's journal indicates he began building the iconic wall in May 1919 from stones found in local farm fields. Leonora Smith Friar, infirmary cook (1932-1937), recalled, Mr. Brandeberry worked on that wall for years 'cause it was finished when I worked there. Leonora also remembered inmate Johnny Huber helping Frank by washing every stone placed in the wall. Hired man Charley Crusa kept track in his work diary each time he assisted Frank. , Fun Fact , The Brandeberry Wall is over 580 feet long and made up of 43 sections, 50 columns, and 2 arches. There is an average of 865 stones in each section, 200 per column, and 1,025 per arch - totaling over 49,000 stones in the entire wall and more than 1,900 cubic feet (71 cubic yards) of stone and mortar. , Infirmary staff Patty Ferguson Roose and inmate Johnny Petroff, circa 1940s.
Information gleaned from Infirmary Superintendent Frank Brandeberry's
journal indicates he began building the iconic wall in May 1919 from
stones found in local farm fields. Leonora Smith Friar, infirmary cook
(1932-1937), recalled, Mr. Brandeberry
worked on that wall for years 'cause it was
finished when I worked there. Leonora
also remembered inmate Johnny Huber
helping Frank by washing every stone
placed in the wall. Hired man Charley
Crusa kept track in his work diary each
time he assisted Frank.
Fun Fact
The Brandeberry Wall is over 580 feet
long and made up of 43 sections, 50
columns, and 2 arches. There is an
average of 865 stones in each section,
200 per column, and 1,025 per arch -
totaling over 49,000 stones in the entire
wall and more than 1,900 cubic feet (71
cubic yards) of stone and mortar.
Infirmary staff Patty Ferguson Roose and
inmate Johnny Petroff, circa 1940s.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1919.
Location. 41° 21.054′ N, 83° 36.984′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Ohio, in Wood County. It is on County Home Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bowling Green OH 43402, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp, in the Till Plains, 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
