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

City of Rossford

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 22, 2023

1. City of Rossford Marker, Side One

Inscription. The City of Rossford was founded In 1898 as a company town for Edward Ford's Ford Plate Glass Company. As a company town, Edward Ford encouraged many minority groups to move to Rossford resulting in at least 18 different ethnic groups identified in Rossford and a majority of Eastern European heritage.

Erected 2023 by Owen Swonger's Eagle Project-Troop 110.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 41° 36.067′ N, 83° 34.129′ W. Marker is in Rossford, Ohio, in Wood County. It is in Perrysburg Township. It can be reached from Dixie Highway, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1210 Dixie Highway, Rossford OH 43460, 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,

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 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: Memorial Parkway (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Memorial Parkway (approx. 1.2 miles away); Emerson (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Toledo Zoo / The New Deal in Toledo (approx. 1.3 miles away); Stop the Spot! (approx. 1.3 miles away); Native Plants (approx. 1.3 miles away);

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Ziems Conservatory (approx. 1.3 miles away); Chimney Swifts (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rossford.

More about this marker. The marker is located by the Island View Park parking lot.

Also see . . . Rossford, Ohio (Visit Rossford Ohio). Scanning the QR code on the marker links to the page provided here, with information on a number of different topics concerning Rossford’s history. (Submitted on January 3, 2024.)

City of Rossford Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 22, 2023

2. City of Rossford Marker, Side Two

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.