Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Man Behind the Name

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 7, 2022

1. The Man Behind the Name Marker

Inscription.
The area of Manhattan Marsh Preserve that today contains the parking lot, restroom, and basketball court was once owned by the City of Toledo and known as Blair Area.

Roy R. Blair, 1880-1954, lived in Toledo for much of his lifetime. He owned Palma Orchards and was also the founder of a major development company in Toledo in the 1920s - Blair Realty and Investment. His influence resulted in the City of Toledo naming the area after him.

Today, Metroparks merges the past and the present by remembering citizens like Roy R. Blair who positively impacted Toledo.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 41° 41.135′ N, 83° 29.621′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It can be reached from Mayo Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3318 Mayo St, Toledo OH 43611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frogtown: Past and Present (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lost City (approx. 0.2 miles away); Canal Terminus / Manhattan (approx. half a mile away); Dempsey-Willard Fight (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bayview Retirees Golf Course (approx. 0.8 miles away); POW ★ MIA (approx. 1.1 miles away); AmVets Post No. 222 Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lucas County Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 7, 2022

2. The Man Behind the Name Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.