Sandusky in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Old Perkins Cemetery

Photographed by Denise Boose, October 15, 2014

1. Old Perkins Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Using the power of eminent domain, the United States Government purchased 9,000 acres of land in Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio to build the Plum Brook Ordnance Plant in 1941, displacing many families and businesses. This tract included the original Perkins cemetery, the resting-place for many of the township's founding families who settled here in 1809 and victims of the numerous cholera epidemics of the early to mid-1800s. Though many of the earliest graves could not be located, most were re-interred here as part of the war effort on the home front during World War II.

Erected 2001 by Friends of Perkins Cemetery and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 22-22.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 41° 23.954′ N, 82° 39.116′ W. Marker is in Sandusky, Ohio, in Erie County. It is on Milan Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5922

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Milan Road, Sandusky OH 44870, 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,

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: Erie County Veterans Memorial Plot (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ohio LST/AMPHIBS Association (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ohio Veterans Home (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ohio Veterans Home Memorial Walkway (approx. 2.2 miles away); Boots On The Ground (approx. 2.2 miles away); Veterans Pavilion (approx. 2.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); American Ex-Prisoners Of War (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandusky.

More about this marker. The

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2. Old Perkins Cemetery Marker

text repeats itself on the other side.

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3. Old Perkins Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, October 15, 2014

4. Old Perkins Cemetery Marker

This is the opposite side of the marker, which repeats the text.

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5. Old Perkins Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 737 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 23, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.