Near Perrysburg in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
to Dudley's Massacre
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to Portage Stockade
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
| | Harrison-Hull-Tupper Marches | |
Image courtesy of the Historical Marker Database
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Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on South Side :
1812 Marches 1813
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6
Miles to
Dudley's
Massacre
Text on North Side :
1812 Marches 1813
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12
Miles to
Portage
Stockade
Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number A122.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 41° 29.122′ N, 83° 38.729′ W. Marker was near Perrysburg, Ohio, in Wood County. It was at the intersection of Dixie Highway (Ohio Route 25) and Ovitt Road (County Route 104), on the left when traveling north on Dixie Highway. Nothing remains of this marker, but according to my vehicle's odometer this marker site is exactly 6.1 miles south of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission marker for Dudley's Massacre. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Bowling Green OH 43402, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Ohio’s Black Swamp, in the Till Plains, and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Lieut. Wilson W. Brown / The Andrews Raiders
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Another marker is no longer nearby. General Hull's Trail (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. This historical marker is part of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail series (type A) 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 represented the routes, or trails, used by military leaders
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, March 30, 2016
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Site of missing ORMC marker looking north along present day State Route 25.
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. This particular marker is one of the type A markers of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail series.
Originally, back in 1930, according to the ORMC 1931 Planning Report, there were erected 168 some of these Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, type A, markers (see page 54). To date, I know of only 3 of these type A markers that have been located and posted on the Historical Marker database (markers A95, A96, and A1340). A large number of them are presently missing, including this particular marker.
Also see . . . Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System. A description of the Revolutionary Memorial Trail System developed by the state of Ohio in 1929 - 1930. (Submitted on March 30, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
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Photographed by Dale K. Benington, March 30, 2016
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Site of missing ORMC marker looking south along present day State Route 25.
This particular Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission (ORMC), Type A marker, once helped to mark the military marches of Generals Harrison, Hull, and Tupper, during the War of 1812. According to the ORMC 1931 Planning Report (see page 57), it was used on the portion of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System that connected Springfield to Fort Meigs. According to the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trails cartographic map, that was issued by the ORMC in 1930, this marker was situated along the roadway that in 1930 was US 25, but is today, State Route 25.
Back in 1930, when this marker was originally erected, US 25 was most likely a two lane roadway, whereas today, it is a four lane highway.
Along some portions of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System, it is difficult to identify the probable location of these markers because the roadways of 1930 are so much different from the present day roadways. Many of the original roadways have been re-routed or by-passed, or in some cases given new route number designations. However, for this particular marker, the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, March 30, 2016
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View looking north along State Route 25, the modern day view along a portion of what use to be the 1930 Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System.
— Submitted March 31, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
Image courtesy of the MidPointe Library System (www.MidPointeLibrary.org)
5. 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.
Photographed by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission
6. 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 (just like our missing marker), the marker in the middle is a type C, and the marker on the right is a type B.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 683 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 31, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on April 2, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
