German Township near Laurel Hill in Fulton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Wabash Cannonball Trail
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 12, 2024
1. Wabash Cannonball Trail Marker
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Wabash Cannonball Trail. . The Wabash Cannonball Trail is a 63-mile non-motorized, multi-use trail traversing four counties. Ownership is divided among six separate entities, which include Metroparks Toledo, Lucas County, Maumee, Whitehouse, Wauseon, and the Northwestern Ohio Rails-to-Trails Association, Inc. The trail is comprised of two former rail lines, originally established by the Wabash Railroad, that converge in Maumee near Jerome Road. The North Fork of the trail runs in an east-west direction, 46 miles from Maumee to within 12 miles of the Indiana state line near Montpelier, Ohio. The South Fork takes a southwesterly route from Maumee to the edge of Liberty Center, Ohio for a length of 17 miles. Notable points of interest along or nearby the Wabash Cannonball Trail include: Fallen Timbers State Memorial and Monument, Goll Woods State Nature Preserve, Sauder Farm and Craft Village, Maumee State Forest, Oak Openings Metropark, Side Cut Metropark, Williams County Historical Museum, Fraker Mill Covered Bridge, and several local parks.
The Wabash Cannonball Trail is a 63-mile non-motorized, multi-use trail traversing four counties. Ownership is divided among six separate entities, which include Metroparks Toledo, Lucas County, Maumee, Whitehouse, Wauseon, and the Northwestern Ohio Rails-to-Trails Association, Inc. The trail is comprised of two former rail lines, originally established by the Wabash Railroad, that converge in Maumee near Jerome Road. The North Fork of the trail runs in an east-west direction, 46 miles from Maumee to within 12 miles of the Indiana state line near Montpelier, Ohio. The South Fork takes a southwesterly route from Maumee to the edge of Liberty Center, Ohio for a length of 17 miles. Notable points of interest along or nearby the Wabash Cannonball Trail include: Fallen Timbers State Memorial and Monument, Goll Woods State Nature Preserve, Sauder Farm and Craft Village, Maumee State Forest, Oak Openings Metropark, Side Cut Metropark, Williams County Historical Museum, Fraker Mill Covered Bridge, and several local parks.
Location. 41° 34.985′ N, 84° 19.579′ W. Marker is near Laurel Hill, Ohio, in Fulton County. It is in German Township.
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It is on Ohio Route 66 0.2 miles south of County Road H, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7742 Co Rd 24, Archbold OH 43502, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp and in the 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 16, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
