Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Vistula Historic District

Ohio Historical Marker

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, December 29, 2009

1. Vistula Historic District Marker

Inscription. The pioneer village of Vistula is now bounded by Walnut, Champlain, Chestnut, Magnolia, and Summit streets. Established in 1833 by Benjamin F. Stickney and Edward Bissell, Vistula was merged with its rival, Port Lawrence, and in 1837 both villages were incorporated as Toledo. The Vistula Historic District, Toledo's oldest neighborhood, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Erected 1987 by Toledo Sesquicentennial Commission and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 6-48.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 41° 39.424′ N, 83° 31.548′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is at the intersection of Lagrange Street and North Summit Street, on the right when traveling east on Lagrange Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Toledo OH 43604, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore.

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: James Colbert Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Vistula Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Salem Lutheran Church (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Judge Paul William Alexander Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Habitats (approx. 0.4 miles away); Engine House Number One / Neptune Engine No. 1 (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Blade (approx. 0.4 miles away); Electric Auto-Lite Strike of 1934 (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, December 29, 2009

2. Vistula Historic District Marker

View looking up Lagrange Street with historical marker in the foreground.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, December 29, 2009

3. Vistula Historic District Marker

View looking southwest, across the intersection of North Summit Street and Lagrange Street, with the historic marker in the distant center background.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,054 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 10, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.