Rice Township in Fremont in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Remembering Our Early Pioneer Families

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 16, 2025

1. Remembering Our Early Pioneer Families Marker

Inscription. Beginning in the 1830's and 1840's, the surrounding area experienced a healthy influx of hearty German-speaking immigrants, some named Engler, Longanbach, Otermat, and Smith, whose daily grueling efforts were instrumental in developing the highly productive farmlands you see today. Take the time to look north, south, east, and west and imagine the land filled with a network of forests and swampy wetlands. That is what faced the early landowners, many of whom, now buried here, were charter members of the Trinity Lutheran Church that also stood on this land. They worked together in faith and community to clear these lands and dig the ditches to drain the fields for their homes and farms. Today's nearby farms continue to flourish as a result. We dedicate this marker with much gratitude and respect in remembrance of the lives of these original pioneers and all those who are buried here.

Erected 2024 by Longanbach Family Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Immigration • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 41° 25.671′ N, 83° 6.383′ W. Marker is in Fremont, Ohio, in Sandusky County. It is in Rice Township. It is on County Road 170

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0.4 miles north of Artz (County Route 119). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3077 Co Rd 170, Fremont OH 43420, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (a few steps from this marker); LaPrairie or St. Philomena Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Longanbach and Engler Families (approx. 3.4 miles away); Site Of St. Paul's Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Peninsular Farms (approx. 3.6 miles away); Whittaker's Reserve (approx. 4 miles away); Fort Stephenson (approx. 4.4 miles away); Coliseum Building 1939 (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fremont.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 16, 2025

2. Remembering Our Early Pioneer Families Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 16, 2025

3. Remembering Our Early Pioneer Families Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.