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

Ohio Veterans Home

(Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, 1888-1979)

Photographed by Denise Boose, October 15, 2014

1. Ohio Veterans Home Marker

Inscription. Following the Civil War, many of Ohio's disabled and wounded veterans found inadequate provisions for their long-term needs. In response, the Grand Army of the Republic's Department of Ohio lobbied for a state-operated veterans' home. In 1886 Governor Joseph B. Foraker signed a bill establishing the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home for honorably discharged veterans. A board of trustees led by Sandusky publisher I.F. Mack selected the site, and the Sandusky community donated the tract of land, utilities, and a connection to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The facility opened in November 1888. (Continued on other side) (Opposite side) (Continued from other side) Built of Sandusky Blue Limestone with sandstone details in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the restored I.F. Mack Administration Building houses museums for the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame and the Ohio Veterans Home. Six remaining residential cottages, also in the Romanesque style, were built between 1896 and 1908. Original houses of Officers' Row stand along DeWitt Avenue. In 1979, the facility was renamed the Ohio Veterans Home (OVH), and has grown to include

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a modern long-term care facility and "domiciliary," which were completed between 1978 and 1992. The OVH has served veterans representing all of America's major conflicts since the Mexican War. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Erected 2001 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, The Ohio Veterans Home, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 15-22.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1888.

Location. 41° 25.263′ N, 82° 40.869′ W. Marker is in Sandusky, Ohio, in Erie County. It can be reached from Milan Road (U.S. 20) east of Dewitt Avenue (County Route 92), on the right when traveling east. This marker is near the historical buildings and gun. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3416 Columbus Ave, 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

Photographed by Denise Boose, October 15, 2014

2. Ohio Veterans Home Marker

The opposite side text.

in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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: Boots On The Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Veterans Home Memorial Walkway (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio LST/AMPHIBS Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); American Ex-Prisoners Of War (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Ohio Veterans Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Ohio Veterans Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Ohio Veterans Home (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandusky.

More about this marker. There are two identical markers within the park.

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3. Ohio Veterans Home Marker

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4. Ohio Veterans Home Marker

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5. Ohio Veterans Home Marker

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6. Ohio Veterans Home Marker

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7. Ohio Veterans Home Marker

Historical Pavillon 1929 image. Click for full size.

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8. Historical Pavillon 1929

Dedicated June 15th Womans Relief Corps Ladies of the G.A.R. Daughters of Union Veterans Sons of Veterans Auxiliary Department of Ohio

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 1,117 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on November 23, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.