Maumee in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
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Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
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Image courtesy of the Historical Marker Database
1. to Hull's Crossing / to River Raisin Marker
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on North Side :
1812 Marches 1813
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5
Miles to
Hull's
Crossing
Text on South Side :
1812 Marches 1813
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25
Miles to
River
Raisin
Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number A84.)
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.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 41° 34.547′ N, 83° 37.375′ W. Marker was in Maumee, Ohio, in Lucas County. It was at the intersection of River Road and South Detroit Avenue, on the right when traveling north on River Road. Nothing remains of this marker, but according to my vehicle's odometer this marker site is exactly 4.7 miles north of the site of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial
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Regionally, this marker was on the Lake Erie Shore 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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 location: The Great Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Letters From 1794 / A Strategic Location (approx. Ό mile away); The Formidable Fort Miamis (approx. Ό mile away); 41st Regiment of Foot - War of 1812 / Private Patrick Russell (approx. Ό mile away); Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site (approx. Ό mile away); Lucas County Children's Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Fort, New Battle (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Shattered Truce (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maumee.
Other markers no longer nearby. The Indian Wars (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); Fort Miamis (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Fort Miamis (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); British Betray Indian Allies (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); Site of Fort Miami (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. This historical marker is part of the Ohio Revolutionary
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 4, 2016
2. to Hull's Crossing / to River Raisin Marker
View of the intersection looking north, with River Road continuing off in a northeasterly direction, and Detroit Avenue continuing off in a more northernly direction. The ORMC, Type A, marker probably would have been located to the right of the roadway, where the directional roadway arrows are presently situated.
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 during either the Revolutionary War, the Indian Wars, or the War of 1812. Each of these military routes connected various related historical sites, that were marked with Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission (type C) markers, along each of the military trails.
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
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 4, 2016
3. to Hull's Crossing / to River Raisin Marker
View looking south along Detroit Avenue, at the intersection with River Road, where the ORMC, Type A marker was located.
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 April 2, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
By Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission
4. 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.
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.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 624 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 4, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
