Port Clinton in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Camp Perry
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022
1. Camp Perry Marker
Named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S.N. Victor in the Battle of Lake Erie
Authorized April 16, 1906, by appropriation of The 77th General Assembly of Ohio.
National Matches held here for the first time in 1907.
Used by Federal Government as Concentration Camp during World War, 1917 - 1918
Dedicated July 1, 1936.
Memorial Committee appointed by Martin L Davey, Governor of Ohio.
Emil F. Marx, Adj. Gen. Loucks B. Brown, Asst. Adj. Gen. John A. Blount, Asst. Qm. Gen. Chester W. Goble, Fin. Off. Harry H. Kerr, Camp Supt. Joseph E. Walsh, U. S. P. & D. O. Earl J. Fisher, Camp Adj. Victor C. Reese, Arsenal Supt.
Dedicated to Brigadier General Ammon B. Critchfield whose devotion to the cause of national defense and zeal in the promotion of rifle marksmanship while serving as adjutant general of Ohio made this reservation possible.
Erected 1936.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1936.
Location. 41° 32.693′ N, 83° 1.172′ W. Memorial is in Port Clinton,
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Regionally, this memorial 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: A different marker also named Camp Perry (a few steps from this marker); Buckeye Tree Planted 1909 (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Buckeye Tree Planted 1909 (within shouting distance of this marker); Krotiak Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Rodriquez Range (within shouting distance of this marker); Bataan-Armory (about 300 feet
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022
2. Camp Perry Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022
3. Camp Perry Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022
4. Camp Perry Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022
5. Camp Perry Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022
6. Camp Perry Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 442 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on March 4, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 27, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
