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

The Great Trail

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, January 31, 2010

1. The Great Trail Marker

Inscription. This tablet marks the path made previous to the French and Indian War by the Indians who called it the Great Trail. It extended from Detroit to Pittsburgh and was used by the French and British and by General Harrison in 1812. It was regarded as the most important early route of the Central West.

Erected 1913 by Ursula Wolcott Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • War of 1812 • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #09 William Henry Harrison series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 41° 41.136′ N, 83° 33.395′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is at the intersection of North Detroit Avenue and Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north on North Detroit Avenue. This historical marker is located on a traffic island (next to what looks to be an old well) at the intersection where Cherry Street ends at Detroit Avenue, which continues on it's journey north to Detroit, Michigan. Detroit Avenue was built atop the Indian pathway known as the Great Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3428 Cherry St, Toledo OH 43610, 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,

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and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Overland Trail (a few steps from this marker); Joe E. Brown (approx. 0.4 miles away); For God And Country (approx. half a mile away); Polish Army Veterans Post 74 World War I & II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Peter Navarre (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pope Saint John Paul II (approx. 0.8 miles away); Birckhead Place (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Overland Trail (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, January 31, 2010

2. The Great Trail Marker

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, January 31, 2010

3. The Great Trail Marker

View looking south of the historic marker in the foreground with a view looking down Cherry Street in the left background.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, January 31, 2010

4. The Great Trail Marker

View looking north up Detroit Avenue, which was built atop the Great Trail, with a view of the historical marker to the extreme right of the picture.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 7, 2022

5. The Great Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,262 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 6, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on May 8, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.