Fremont in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Whittaker's Reserve
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2010
1. Whittaker's Reserve Marker
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The Wyandots here gave
1100 acres to their white
captive, James Whittaker.
About 1780 he married, thus
establishing probably the
first permanent American
home in Ohio.
Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number C45.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission series list.
Location. 41° 22.241′ N, 83° 6.237′ W. Marker is in Fremont, Ohio, in Sandusky County. It is on Port Clinton Road 0.1 miles south of Whittaker Drive, on the right when traveling north. This historical marker is located in the northern section of Fremont, north of the US 20 By-Pass, in a residential section, along a road that is routed on the west side of the Sandusky River. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1873 Port Clinton Road, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peninsular Farms (approx. 0.4 miles away); Coliseum Building 1939 (approx. one mile
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Pontiac Conspiracy (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. This historical marker is part of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail series (type C) which was put in place in 1930 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Ohio's Revolutionary War era Battle of Piqua, by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission.
In order to accomplish this, in 1929 the state of Ohio created the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, and then in 1930 this commission created 22 military trails, throughout western Ohio, between Cincinnati, Ohio on the state's southern border and Toledo, Ohio on the state's northern border. Each of these military trails
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2010
2. Whittaker's Reserve Marker
View looking north of the historical marker at its location on the east side of Port Clinton Road (old State Route 53).
The routes of these military trails were in turn marked by type A and type B Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission markers that served as directional (type B) and distance (type A) markers.
Originally, back in 1930, there were erected 70 some of these Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, type C, markers. To date, there are only 20 some of them that have been located and posted on the Historical Marker database. A number of them are presently missing, and presumed to be permanently lost.
Of the 20 some original markers that have been included in the historical marker database only a small number of them have the original art work, sometimes referred to as silhouettes, across the top of the historical marker. This is a feature that makes these markers quite unique from most other historical markers. This "Whittaker's Reserve" marker is one of those very few markers.
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Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2010
3. Whittaker's Reserve Marker
A more distant view, looking north, of the historical marker at its location on the east side of Port Clinton Road (old State Route 53). The Sandusky River is just behind the houses on the east (right) side of the road.
Image courtesy of the MidPointe Library System (www.MidPointeLibrary.org)
4. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map
A view of an original Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map, from 1930. For a better view double click on this picture.
Image provided by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission publication, dated 1931., June 26, 2019
5. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission Marker Types
View of the three types of markers used by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. The marker on the left is a type A marker, the marker in the middle is a type C (just like our featured marker), and the marker on the right is a type B. For a better view double click on this picture.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,593 times since then and 126 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 9, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4. submitted on September 4, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on June 28, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
