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

Perrysburg

 
 
Perrysburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 10, 2022
1. Perrysburg Marker
Inscription. Site of Fort Meigs. Built 1813 by General William Henry Harrison.
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Department Of Transportation, Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #09 William Henry Harrison, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.
 
Location. 41° 33.373′ N, 83° 38.732′ W. Marker is in Perrysburg, Ohio, in Wood County. It is on Maumee Western Reserve Road (U.S. 20) 0.2 miles west of West Boundary Street (Ohio Route 65), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 655 Maumee Western Reserve Rd, Perrysburg OH 43551, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the 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
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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 walking distance of this marker: Fort Meigs Union Cemetery Potter's Field (approx. ¼ mile away); Interior Earthworks (approx. ¼ mile away); Discipline (approx. ¼ mile away); First Siege (approx. ¼ mile away); Maumee Rapids (approx. 0.3 miles away); Blockhouses (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cottonwood (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ohio Buckeye (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perrysburg.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. to Fort Meigs / to Fort Meigs (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); to Fort Stephenson / to Fort Meigs (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); The Indian Wars (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Perrysburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 10, 2022
2. Perrysburg Marker
Perrysburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 10, 2022
3. Perrysburg Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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