Sandusky Township near Fremont in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Peninsular Farms

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 25, 2023

1. Peninsular Farms Marker

Inscription. Site of James Whittaker Home, Ohio's first White settler, 1781. This 480 acre farm is the last undeveloped section of the Whittaker Reserve. In 1781 James Whittaker and Elizabeth Foulks, prisoners of the Wyandots, married in captivity and the Wyandots gave them 1280 acres. This remaining 480 acres is protected for posterity by Black Swamp Conservancy. Thus, future generations will be able to enjoy this farm, the historically oldest property in the State of Ohio.

Erected by Black Swamp Conservancy.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 41° 22.576′ N, 83° 6.016′ W. Marker is near Fremont, Ohio, in Sandusky County. It is in Sandusky Township. It is on Whittaker Drive (County Road 71) north of Yacht Club Drive (County Road 549), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2145 Whittaker Dr, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Whittaker's Reserve (approx. 0.4 miles away); Coliseum Building 1939 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Log Meeting House (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Log Meeting House

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Sandusky County Fairgrounds (approx. 1½ miles away); Raymond Hermes Log Barn (approx. 1½ miles away); Albian Freeh Log House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Log Smoke House (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fremont.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Pontiac Conspiracy (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 25, 2023

2. Peninsular Farms Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,015 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.