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

Al Rava

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 5, 2023

1. Al Rava Marker

Inscription. These courts are dedicated to the lifetime commitment of Al Rava to the sport of tennis and its participants. Throughout his life Mr. Rava not only coached and played tennis but advocated for the advancement of the sport throughout the community, Mr. Rava was a collegiate athlete on the Bowling Green State University tennis team, the tennis professional at Belmont Country Club and the Carranor Hunt & Polo Club, an instructor for the Perrysburg Summer Recreation program and a Perrysburg Junior High School teacher. Throughout his life Mr. Rava dedicated himself to helping those both young and old, learn, enjoy and Improve their knowledge and skill of nearly all racket sports but most notably tennis. These specific courts were originally made possible by the generous financial gift from Virginia Secor Stranahan and the unwavering support of Mr. Rava.

Perrysburg High School Head Coach 1983-2010

Overall Career Record 319 wins - 110 losses

12 Northern Lakes League Tean Championships

Coached 10 States Qualifiers and 1 State Champion

Coached 3 Perrysburg Athletic Hall of Fame inductees

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Location. 41° 32.995′ N, 83° 37.17′ W. Marker is in Perrysburg, Ohio, in Wood County. It is in Perrysburg Township. It can be reached from Locust Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 963 Locust Street, Perrysburg OH 43551, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s 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 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: Perrysburg Memorial Swimming Pool (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Maumee and Western Reserve Road / Turnpike Milestones (approx. 0.4 miles away);

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 5, 2023

2. Al Rava Marker

Girls Soccer 2012 / Girls Cross Country 2021 (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Union School House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Miniature of FDNY's Spet. 11th Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old Wood County Jail (approx. ¾ mile away); History Happens Here… (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named History Happens Here… (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perrysburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.