Pemberville in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

In Memory of Captain Elihu H. Mason

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006

1. In Memory of Captain Elihu H. Mason Marker

Inscription. In Memory of Captain Elihu H. Mason (1831-1896), second Medal of Honor winner, who is buried in this cemetery. In the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, Mr. Mason was on the celebrated Andrews Raid, April 12, 1862, when 18 union soldiers passed behind enemy lines, captured a locomotive (The General) and a box car at Big Shanty, Georgia, and ran them north 100 miles, disrupting confederate supply lines. Captain Mason was awarded the nation's highest military decoration by Secretary of War Stanton and congratulated by President Lincoln on March 5, 1863.

Erected 1972 by The Wood County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Heroes • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Medal of Honor Recipients series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1759.

Location. 41° 23.738′ N, 83° 29.53′ W. Marker is in Pemberville, Ohio, in Wood County. It is on Township Highway 263 0.2 miles south of Alexander Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pemberville OH 43450, 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

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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Pemberville (approx. 1.7 miles away); Pemberville Town Hall and Opera House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Rodinghausen Point (approx. 1.9 miles away); Captain Elihu H. Mason (approx. 1.9 miles away); William Henry Harrison's Encampment (approx. 1.9 miles away); This Cross (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Pemberville (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ohio Department of Natural Resources 75th Anniversary (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pemberville.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006

2. In Memory of Captain Elihu H. Mason Marker

Historical marker is to the right of cemetery entrance and the Pemberville Cemetery is in the background.

Gravestones of Captain Elihu H. Mason image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006

3. Gravestones of Captain Elihu H. Mason

Gravestone of Captain Elihu H. Mason image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006

4. Gravestone of Captain Elihu H. Mason

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,893 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 17, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.