Dudley Township near Kenton in Hardin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Old Sandusky Trail and Shawnee Ford

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 5, 2009

1. Old Sandusky Trail and Shawnee Ford Marker

Inscription. County Road 265 follows an old Indian trail which connected the Wyandot villages at Upper Sandusky with the Shawnee Mac-o-chee towns to the southwest. Many wigwams were pitched near this Scioto River ford during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Soldiers (during the War of 1812), settlers, and stagecoach passengers later followed this route.

Erected 1988 by The Country Connection Club and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 4-33.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Military • War of 1812 • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 40° 37.15′ N, 83° 29.998′ W. Marker is near Kenton, Ohio, in Hardin County. It is in Dudley Township. It is at the intersection of County Road 265 and County Road 146, on the right when traveling north on County Road 265. South of Pfeiffer Station, along the banks of the Scioto River and shoulder of C.R. 265, east of Kenton. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13611 Co Rd 265, Kenton OH 43326, 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 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

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crow flies: Wheeler Tavern (approx. ¼ mile away); Six Points, Goshen Township (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Black and White Schoolhouse (approx. 4.1 miles away); Hardin County Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 4.3 miles away); Hardin County New Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); In Memory of Jacob Parrott (approx. 4.9 miles away); Hardin County Ohio Civil War Soldier Monument (approx. 5 miles away); American Legion Post 198 Veterans Memorial (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kenton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Knight's Escape (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 5, 2009

2. Old Sandusky Trail and Shawnee Ford Marker

View of historical marker along the east side of the roadway, on the south side of the bridge over the Scioto River.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, September 5, 2009

3. Old Sandusky Trail and Shawnee Ford Marker

View of historical marker located at the northeast corner of the intersection of County Road 265 and County Road 219, in Hardin County.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 9, 2009

4. Old Sandusky Trail and Shawnee Ford Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,818 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on April 25, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4. submitted on October 3, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.