Fremont in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sandusky County Fairgrounds
Site of camps during the Pontiac Conspiracy
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Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 8, 2009
1. Sandusky County Fairgrounds Marker
Erected 1976 by Col. George Croghan Chapter DAR, The Sandusky County Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-72.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764.
Location. 41° 21.492′ N, 83° 7.066′ W. Marker is in Fremont, Ohio, in Sandusky County. It is at the intersection of Haynes Street and Rawson Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Haynes Street. Although this historical marker is very near the intersection of Haynes Street and Rawson Avenue, it is situated within the enclosed property of the Sandusky County Fairgrounds. To truly see this historical marker one must enter the fairgrounds at either the Rawson Avenue main gate entrance or the North Street entrance and then proceed
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Regionally, this marker 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: Albian Freeh Log House (within shouting distance of this marker); Log Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Log Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); Smoky The Clown (within shouting distance of this marker); Raymond Hermes Log Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Log Smoke House (within shouting distance of this marker); Coliseum Building 1939 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brady's Island (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fremont.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Pontiac Conspiracy (was approx. Ό mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 8, 2009
2. Sandusky County Fairgrounds Marker
View looking northeast of historic marker in the right foreground and the Sandusky County Fairgrounds in the background, with the fairground race track in the distant background.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 8, 2009
3. Sandusky County Fairgrounds Marker
View looking northwest of historic marker in the right foreground and fairground outbuildings (including log cabins) in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,366 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 10, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
