Ashtabula Township in Ashtabula County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Millwheel

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 25, 2025

1. Millwheel Marker

Inscription. This large millwheel is part of cargo from Holland, and was intended for Cleveland, Ohio. The millstone was part of cargo that was transferred after its long trip across the Atlantic Ocean to the schooner Gulnare (A Canadian Registry). This was done at Hamilton, Ontario. The Gulnare sank in a storm off Ashtabula Harbor on July 15, 1892. The Millstone was recovered on July 8, 1992, by Bruce Watson and his crew of divers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is July 15, 1892.

Location. 41° 54.089′ N, 80° 47.971′ W. Marker is in Ashtabula, Ohio, in Ashtabula County. It is in Ashtabula Township. It is on Walnut Boulevard just east of Hulbert Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1071 Walnut Boulevard, Ashtabula OH 44004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Point Park (a few steps from this marker); The Run Away Lake Erie Buoy (within shouting distance of this marker); Ship Air Funnel (within shouting distance of this marker); Bascule Lift Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); The Giant Hulett

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(within shouting distance of this marker); History of the Ashtabula Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); A Successful River Restoration (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ashtabula.

Also see . . . Ashtabula Maritime & Surface Transportation Museum. Website homepage (Submitted on September 5, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 25, 2025

2. Millwheel Marker

The recovered millstone and marker in context.

Ashtabula Maritime & Surface Transportation Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 25, 2025

3. Ashtabula Maritime & Surface Transportation Museum

The millwheel is located in the garden outside the entrance to Ashtabula's Maritime Museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.