Perrysburg in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Old Wood County Jail

1847-1870

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 18, 2013

1. Old Wood County Jail Marker

Inscription. Built in 1847, during the Presidency of Polk, when Perrysburg was the County Seat, and used as the Jail and Infirmary until 1870. Continued to serve as the Perrysburg Jail until 1899, sold by the town in 1918. Acquired and restored by Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hoffmann in 1954. Listed in the Historic American Building Survey and National Register of Historical Landmarks, Library of Congress.

Erected 1976 by The Charles W. Hoffmann Family-The Wood County Historical Society-The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-87.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Historic American Buildings Survey, the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 41° 33.328′ N, 83° 37.903′ W. Marker is in Perrysburg, Ohio, in Wood County. It is on West Indiana Avenue east of Cherry Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perrysburg OH 43551, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp,

in the Till Plains,

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 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: Miniature of FDNY's Spet. 11th Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); History Happens Here… (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named History Happens Here… (approx. ¼ mile away); Northwest Ohio Gold Star Families Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Way We Were… (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named History Happens Here… (approx. ¼ mile away); The Story of the Riverside Park Cannons (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perrysburg.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 18, 2013

2. Old Wood County Jail Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 18, 2013

3. Old Wood County Jail Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 18, 2013

4. Old Wood County Jail Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 21, 2021

5. Old Wood County Jail Marker

Old Wood County Jail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 21, 2021

6. Old Wood County Jail

An additional Old Wood County Jail Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 21, 2021

7. An additional Old Wood County Jail Marker

Original Structure Erected 1848
Historic Perrysburg, Inc.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,460 times since then and 1,325 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 11, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 22, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.