Fostoria in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fostoria, Ohio
Home of Fostoria Glass
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, March 26, 2011
1. Fostoria, Ohio Marker
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Fostoria, Ohio. Home of Fostoria Glass. Fostoria's glass era began when natural gas was discovered in the mid 1880s at “Godsend,” five miles west of town. Aided by former governor Charles Foster, Fostoria attracted more than a dozen companies that manufactured utilitarian and decorative glassware from 1887 to 1920. These companies produced windows, bottles, tableware, lamps, shades, and electric incandescent lamps. The Fostoria Glass Company was the best-known manufacturer of glass in Fostoria. From 1887 to 1891, it made a wide variety of decorative glass including its famous “Victoria” pattern tableware. Even after the company relocated to Moundsville, West Virginia following the depletion of natural gas in the area, it retained the name “Fostoria,” which is still synonymous with excellence in the glass-making art.
Fostoria's glass era began when natural gas was discovered in the mid 1880s at “Godsend,” five miles west of town. Aided by former governor Charles Foster, Fostoria attracted more than a dozen companies that manufactured utilitarian and decorative glassware from 1887 to 1920. These companies produced windows, bottles, tableware, lamps, shades, and electric incandescent lamps. The Fostoria Glass Company was the best-known manufacturer of glass in Fostoria. From 1887 to 1891, it made a wide variety of decorative glass including its famous “Victoria” pattern tableware. Even after the company relocated to Moundsville, West Virginia following the depletion of natural gas in the area, it retained the name “Fostoria,” which is still synonymous with excellence in the glass-making art.
Erected 2003 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Fostoria Area Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 5-74.)
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located
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near 41° 10.3′ N, 83° 25.27′ W. Marker was in Fostoria, Ohio, in Wood County. Marker was at the intersection of North County Line Street (U.S. 23) and Perrysburg Road (Ohio Route 199), on the right when traveling south on North County Line Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Fostoria OH 44830, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 778 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on April 24, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
