Near Leesville in Crawford County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
To the Memory of Colonel Wm. Crawford
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2009
1. To the Memory of Colonel Wm. Crawford Marker
of
Colonel
Wm. Crawford
Revolutionary
War Soldier
Captured
Near this spot
By the Indians
June 7, 1782
was burned
at stake near
Upper Sandusky
June 11, 1782
Erected 1927 by Crestline Kiwanis Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Military • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1775.
Location. 40° 47.846′ N, 82° 46.901′ W. Marker is near Leesville, Ohio, in Crawford County. It is on Leesville Road 0.4 miles east of Ohio Route 598, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leesville OH 44639, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Crestline PRR Roundhouse (approx. 1.7 miles away); J. F. McMahon - A. F. Bement (approx. 1.9 miles away); Gates Brown Field (approx. 2.1 miles away); Crestline War Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Crestline Community Service Center (approx. 2½ miles away); Knisley Springs Farm (approx. 3.7 miles away); Big Four Depot (approx. 4.4 miles away).
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Also see . . . Colonel William Crawford. Touring Ohio website entry (Submitted on July 27, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
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2. Colonel William Crawford
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2009
3. To the Memory of Colonel Wm. Crawford Marker
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2009
4. To the Memory of Colonel Wm. Crawford Marker
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 26, 2009
5. To the Memory of Colonel Wm. Crawford Marker
View looking westward from the historical marker towards the Leesville Road and the waters of the Sandusky River.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,978 times since then and 49 times this year. Last updated on October 23, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on July 27, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 2. submitted on June 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 27, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
