Fremont in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Brady's Island
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
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From the island opposite,
Samuel Brady, one of Wash-
ington's scouts, sent from
Fort Pitt, watched the Ind-
ians. On the second trip he
was captured but escaped
from his burning pyre.
Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number C44.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission series list.
Location. 41° 21.141′ N, 83° 6.769′ W. Marker is in Fremont, Ohio, in Sandusky County. Marker is on North Front Street, on the right when traveling north. This marker is located just north of the downtown business district of Fremont, Ohio, on the east side (river side) of North Front Street, almost directly under a railroad bridge that passes overhead, about 0.4 miles north of the downtown intersection of Front Street and State Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fremont OH 43420, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Indian Gantlet and Race Course (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fremont (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Stephenson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Minnie Louise Failing Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sandusky County Korea & Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Rock Excavated from Sandusky River (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Paul's Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Near This Spot (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fremont.
More about this marker. This historical marker is part of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail series (type C) 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 during either the Revolutionary War, the Indian Wars of 1790 to 1795, 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. Back when this historical marker was first erected, in 1930, Front Street was then part of State Route 53.
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.
Originally, back in 1930, there were erected 70 some of these Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, type C, markers. To date, there are only 20 some of them that have been located and posted on the Historical Marker database. A number of them are presently missing, and presumed to be permanently lost.
Of the 20 some original markers that have been included in the historical marker database only a small number of them have the original art work, sometimes referred to as silhouettes, across the top of the historical marker. This is a feature that makes these markers quite unique from most other historical markers. This "Brady's Island" marker is one of those very few markers.
Also see . . .
1. Samuel Brady. (Submitted on July 5, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
2. Samuel Brady. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Submitted on July 5, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
3. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System. A description of the Revolutionary Memorial Trail System developed by the state of Ohio in 1929 - 1930. (Submitted on June 10, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,784 times since then and 126 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4. submitted on June 23, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on September 4, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on June 28, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7. submitted on April 8, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.