Sandusky in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fort Sandusky
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 30, 2009
1. Fort Sandusky Marker
Erected by the British near this junction in 1761; destroyed during Pontiac's Conspiracy of 1763. The fort was strategically located near Indian towns and trading posts on the Great Indian trail between Detroit and Pittsburgh.
Erected 1979 by Erie County Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 7-22.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1761.
Location. 41° 26.741′ N, 82° 46.219′ W. Marker is in Sandusky, Ohio, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Venice Road (U.S. 6) and Fremont Avenue (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling east on Venice Road. This historical marker stands in a traffic island in the middle of the T-intersection with Venice Road and Fremont Avenue. Both of these roads are part of US 6, which 0.6 miles to the south has a junction with state route 2, and then us 6 follows Fremont Avenue north to this intersection with Venice Road, where US 6 turns eastward. It is situated in what use to be the community of Venice, Ohio, which is now part of
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Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore and in the Western Reserve. 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Village of Venice (within shouting distance of this marker); Sandusky (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Pioneers of Sandsky, Ohio (approx. 2.4 miles away); Cholera Cemetery / In Honor of the Doctors (approx. 2.4 miles away); Holy Angels Catholic Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Sanduskys First Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Medusa Portland Cement Company (approx. 2.7 miles away); Charles, Daniel and Gustave Frohman (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandusky.
Also see . . .
1. Fort Sandusky. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on September 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Pontiac's Rebellion. American History Central website entry (Submitted on September 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. Chief Pontiac. This web link was both published and made available by, "Absolute Astronomy.com," in it's quest to enable "exploring the universe of knowledge." (Submitted on July 2, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 30, 2009
2. Fort Sandusky Marker
View of historical marker situated on the traffic island at the T-intersection of Venice Road and Fremont Avenue.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,264 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on December 27, 2025, by Raquel Mack of Oberlin, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
