Fremont in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Brady's Island
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 6, 2008
1. Brady's Island Marker
Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number C44.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission series list.
Location. 41° 21.141′ N, 83° 6.769′ W. Marker is in Fremont, Ohio, in Sandusky County. It is on North Front Street, on the right when traveling north. This marker is located just north of the downtown business district of Fremont, Ohio, on the east side (river side) of North Front Street, almost directly under a railroad bridge that passes overhead, about 0.4 miles north of the downtown intersection of Front Street and State Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fremont OH 43420, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Indian Gantlet and Race Course (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fremont (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Stephenson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Minnie Louise Failing Home
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Other markers no longer nearby. Fort Stephenson (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Pontiac Conspiracy (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. This historical marker is part of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail series (type C) which was put in place in 1930 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Ohio's Revolutionary War era Battle of Piqua, by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission.
In order to accomplish this, in 1929 the state of Ohio created the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, and then in 1930 this commission created 22 military trails, throughout western Ohio, between Cincinnati, Ohio on the state's southern border and Toledo, Ohio on the state's northern border. Each of these military trails represented the routes, or trails, used
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 6, 2008
2. Brady's Island Marker
View of the historical marker situated nearly under the railroad bridge, and near the levee built alongside of the Sandusky River.
The routes of these military trails were in turn marked by type A and type B Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission markers that served as directional (type B) and distance (type A) markers.
Originally, back in 1930, there were erected 70 some of these Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, type C, markers. To date, there are only 20 some of them that have been located and posted on the Historical Marker database. A number of them are presently missing, and presumed to be permanently lost.
Of the 20 some original markers that have been included in the historical marker database only a small number of them have the original art work, sometimes referred to as silhouettes, across the top of the historical marker. This is a feature that makes these markers quite unique from most other historical markers. This "Brady's Island" marker is one of those very few markers.
Also see . . .
1. Samuel Brady. (Submitted on July 5, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 6, 2008
3. Brady's Island Marker
View of this historical marker as seen along North Front Street, with the railroad bridge overhead.
2. Samuel Brady. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Submitted on July 5, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
3. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System. A description of the Revolutionary Memorial Trail System developed by the state of Ohio in 1929 - 1930. (Submitted on June 10, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 13, 2019
4. Brady's Island Marker
Image courtesy of the MidPointe Library System (www.MidPointeLibrary.org)
5. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map
A view of an original Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map, from 1930. For a better view double click on this picture.
Image provided by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission publication, dated 1931., June 26, 2019
6. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission Marker Types
View of the three types of markers used by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. The marker on the left is a type A marker, the marker in the middle is a type C (just like our featured marker), and the marker on the right is a type B. For a better view double click on this picture.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 2, 2022
7. Brady's Island
This view is of Brady's Island from the hill north of the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5,755 times since then and 110 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4. submitted on June 23, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on September 4, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on June 28, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7. submitted on April 8, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
