Sandusky in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ohio Veterans Home

Fun Facts

— Where's Waldo —

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022

1. Where's Waldo Marker

Inscription. • On November 19 1888, the first seventeen Civil War veterans arrived at the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home.

• The Soldiers' and Sailors' home has been in continuous operation since 1888. (Marker Number 1.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is November 19, 1888.

Location. 41° 25.115′ N, 82° 41.231′ W. Marker is in Sandusky, Ohio, in Erie County. It can be reached from Dewitt Avenue (County Route 92) north of Beatty Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Loacted in the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 Dewitt Ave, Sandusky OH 44870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Western Reserve.

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

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territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War II Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Ohio Veterans Home (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Ohio Veterans Home (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Civil War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Veterans Pavilion (about 700 feet away); American Ex-Prisoners Of War (approx. 0.3 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandusky.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022

2. Where's Waldo Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.