Tiro in Crawford County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Knisley Springs Farm

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 19, 2016

1. Knisley Springs Farm Marker

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Inscription. Long known to the Indians for the mineral spring water, this land was purchased in 1819 by Samuel Knisley. After 1880 it was developed as a resort area by Dr. Jerome Bland, who also established a cattle and horse breeding farm. In 1930 the land became part of Pickwick Farms which in 1976 was the largest standardbred breeding farm in Ohio and known throughout the United States and Canada.

Erected 1977 by The Michael Families and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 6- 17.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 40° 50.163′ N, 82° 49.913′ W. Marker is in Tiro, Ohio, in Crawford County. It is on Cox Road (County Route 176), on the left when traveling west. Marker is on Cox Rd between Biddle Rd, Co. Rd 44 and Beck Rd, Co. Rd 20, just west of the Sandusky River; all just east of St Rt 602. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5921 Cox Rd, Tiro OH 44887, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Adam Link

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(approx. 3.6 miles away); Remembering Our Veterans of Early Wars (approx. 3.6 miles away); To the Memory of Colonel Wm. Crawford (approx. 3.7 miles away); Gates Brown Field (approx. 5.3 miles away); Crestline PRR Roundhouse (approx. 5.4 miles away); J. F. McMahon - A. F. Bement (approx. 5½ miles away); Seccaium (approx. 5.7 miles away).

Photographed by Alex Krempasky, April 15, 2023

2. Knisley Springs Farm Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 19, 2016

3. Knisley Springs Farm Marker

Springs are in the woods to the left

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 19, 2016

4. Knisley Springs Farm Marker

Marker from a distance, corner of farmhouse visible to far left

Knisley Springs Farmhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 19, 2016

5. Knisley Springs Farmhouse

The farmhouse is on the hill above the marker.

Knisley Mineral Springs Bottle from the 1880s image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shain D. Runion, April 1, 2023

6. Knisley Mineral Springs Bottle from the 1880s

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,377 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 20, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 2. submitted on May 13, 2023, by Alex Krempasky of Obetz, Ohio. 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 20, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 6. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Shain D. Runion of Nevada, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.