Before the European colonization of North America, the use of animals for food and clothing seemed to have been in balance with the wildlife population. Once native people . . . — — Map (db m143013) HM
The was the most elaborate structure on the upper Missouri River during the peak of the fur trade. Guided by elegant and detailed drawings of the artist Rudolph Frederich Kurz, an 1866 photograph of the house by William Illingworth, and . . . — — Map (db m143218) HM
Irrigation possibilities in the area were recognized as early as 1902. On November 18th, 1904 the Buford-Trenton Project was authorized by the Secretary of the Interior. Reclamation Service (now the Federal Bureau of Reclamation) specifications . . . — — Map (db m143023) HM
Of the 161 burials in the Fort Buford cemetery, only a handful were directly related to combat. Soldiers as well as military dependents, civilians, Indian scouts employed by the army, and Indians visiting or living near the fort were buried here. . . . — — Map (db m143203) HM
Directly in front of you is the site of the Dwelling Range. It was used to house a variety of people – clerks, interpreters, hunters, and employees as well as their Indian wives and children.
The original structure was destroyed by fire in . . . — — Map (db m143217) HM
This building was constructed in 1871 as the post commanding officers' quarters. It served in that capacity until 1889, when a new commanding officers' quarters was built near the north side of the post. The single most important event that . . . — — Map (db m143159) HM
Fort Buford a United States Military Post named in honor of General John Buford of Gettysburg fame was established on this location in the fall of 1866. Preceding it on this site were two trading posts. Fort William erected in 1833 and Fort Mortimer . . . — — Map (db m96746) HM
Fort Buford was named for Major General John Buford, a Union commander at the Battle of Gettysburg. The establishment of Fort Buford in 1866 safeguarded the territory surrounding the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers and served as a . . . — — Map (db m143064) HM
Visitors entering the Fort from the river side had to pass through outer and inner gates separated by an enclosed area with access to the Indian Trade Room. When the outer gate was closed, trading could be carried on through a wicket (or window) . . . — — Map (db m143221) HM
Fort Williams (1833-1834)
Fort Williams was constructed in late 1833 by the firm of Sublette & Campbell and named for one of its founders. William Sublette and Robert Campbell were St. Louis businessmen involved in the Rocky Mountain fur . . . — — Map (db m143022) HM
River banks here are underlayed with a stable base of gravel. This was important to the American Fur Company when it selected this site to build Fort Union because its presence stabilized the riverbank from erosion and kept down mud.
Gravel is . . . — — Map (db m143236) HM
The guardhouse (directly in front of you) and the officer of the guard building (the building to your right) were the heart of the fort's readiness and security functions. The officer of the guard supervised the men on guard duty who manned the . . . — — Map (db m143163) HM
Fort Buford had no hospital during the first year of its existence. In the fall of 1867, quarters originally constructed to house the interpreter and mechanic were pressed into service as a hospital. The following summer, the hospital was moved into . . . — — Map (db m143202) HM
The building you are now facing a reconstruction of a mid-1870s infantry barracks. It has been reconstructed where an original barracks once stood.
In 1867, adobe barracks were constructed to house Fort Buford's enlisted men. Adobe, a useful . . . — — Map (db m143160) HM
Fort Henry
Fort Henry was established in 1822 by the fur trading firm of Ashley and Henry. Intended as a supply depot for trapping expeditions up the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers, it was deemed too far from the mountains and abandoned in . . . — — Map (db m143011) HM
(THEN)
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson sent Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their "Corps of Discovery" to explore the American West and record "the dates at which particular plants put forth or lose their flower, of . . . — — Map (db m143024) HM
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were among the first to recognize the suitability of this site for a trading post. Their expedition (1804-1806) passed through this area on its way to the Pacific Coast.
The explorers noted that the riverbank . . . — — Map (db m143237) HM
For many generations, Native peoples came from all directions for the abundant bison and other game, using only seasonal settlements in order to follow migrating . . . — — Map (db m143014) HM
Thursday and Friday, April 25 and 26, 1805
Rich wildlife heralded the expedition's arrival at the Yellowstone-Missouri confluence. Impatient, Lewis ascended the south bluff to view the "wide and fertile vallies." He camped Thursday . . . — — Map (db m143038) HM
Musquetors excessively troublesom - William Clark (who used 19 different spellings for the pests)
Buzzzz. Mosquitoes make us reach for the insect repellent, since being bitten by a mosquito can be anything from annoying to deadly. . . . — — Map (db m143012) HM
Original location of Yellowstone Lodge No. 88 A.F.&A.M. - Est. Jan. 26, 1871 by the officers and soldiers of the 6th and 7th Infantry, and fort civilians through a dispensation from the Grand Lodge of Minnesota
Eureka Prince Hall Buffalo . . . — — Map (db m143068) HM
Early explorers reported that Americas western mountains were rich in furs. As a part of a plan to extend trading into the Upper Missouri country, John Jacob Astors American Fur Company built Fort Union here, near the junction of the Missouri and . . . — — Map (db m62068) HM
In the natural process of carving away sediments from their banks, rivers and streams meander back and forth across the land. Often times, sharp curves in the river form a loop which is gradually shut off rom the flow of water. The area which is . . . — — Map (db m143015) HM
At the center of every frontier fort was a parade ground. Fort Buford's parade ground ultimately grew to a rectangular space measuring 800 by 300 feet. At one point in its history, two parade grounds were planned, one for infantry and one for . . . — — Map (db m143161) HM
The Countrey in every direction is plains. -- William Clark
This area held large herds of bison, elk, and deer, which had grazed on grasses and shrubs for millennia. Chief among the native grasses were big bluestem, buffalo grass, and . . . — — Map (db m143204) HM
Post traders supplied forts with items the army would not or could not supply. Post traders could not sell any goods provided through the army's commissary. They
sold food such as eggs, milk, cheese, vegetables, tobacco, and cloth. The post . . . — — Map (db m143067) HM
This powder magazine was built circa 1875 and housed much of the Fort Buford ammunition supply and other ordnance stores.
Fort Buford has two earlier magazines. This 1875 building replaced a partially underground magazine which had stone-lined . . . — — Map (db m168281) HM
In the nineteenth century, the fastest and easiest means of transport was by water. Riverways linked major United States cities with posts on the frontier. The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, and their tributaries were highways of commerce to St. . . . — — Map (db m143238) HM
During the historic period, Fort Union's busy deep-water landing was located just below where you are now standing. Riverboats and other vessels tied up here to off-load and on-load passengers and cargo.
Over the years, the Missouri River slowly . . . — — Map (db m143220) HM
The object of you mission is to explore the Missouri river & such principal stream of it, as by its course and communication with the waters of the Pacific ocean, whether the Columbia, Oregon, Colorado, or any other river may offer the most . . . — — Map (db m143239) HM
Just in front of you are the stone foundations of the Store Range. This was the principal warehouse and business center at Fort Union.
Here, furs and robes were processed for shipment to St. Louis. Meat was stored in the center room. Visitors . . . — — Map (db m143219) HM
The Telegraph Office was a single-story, wood frame building measuring thirty-six by seventeen feet. Extension of the telegraph line from Fort Stevenson (near Garrison, ND) to Fort Buford was completed in October 1878. The arrival of the telegraph . . . — — Map (db m143076) HM
Captain Lewis
Thursday, April 25, 1805
On the Missouri River, near the entrance of the Yellowstone River
"...I ascended the hills from whence I had a most pleasing view of the country, particularly of the wide and fertile . . . — — Map (db m143037) HM
Located on this site, the old red brick courthouse, born during the boom of 1899, built to serve Williams County citizens as the capitol of their government. The courthouse was a place criminals and bootleggers received their verdicts, ranchers . . . — — Map (db m202897) HM
Overland travelers usually departed from the back gate, which was located just behind where you are now standing. This was the take-off point to the wilderness, trails and gold fields beyond. The vast prairie lay before them.
In summer, Indian . . . — — Map (db m143206) HM
Sawmill & Water Tower
One of the first projects for the soldiers arriving to build Fort Buford in 1866 was to build a sawmill. By June, 1866, the fort's sawmill was in operation providing sawn planks for building material in the construction . . . — — Map (db m143205) HM
Site of Yellowstone Lodge #88 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Fort Buford, Dakota Territory under dispensation and charter from the Grand Lodge of Minnesota. The Lodge was active from January 26, 1871 to June 6, 1874 and occupied the first . . . — — Map (db m143070) HM
First millstone used in mill
Built 1844 west of bridge by Riley Parker Benjiman Vancourt and Richard Whittington
Also used in Waldenmeyer Mill 1852 one half mile east.
Wms. Co. Historical Society
1960 — — Map (db m171853) HM
These trees honoring the Bicentennials of the Northwest Ordinance and the US Constitution were sponsored by Ohio's: Dept. of Natural Resources, Nurserymen's Association, Daughters of the American Revolution 1787 - 1987 — — Map (db m241981) HM
Here, on September 6, 1918, Bryans Air Mail Field began oeprations as one of Ohios first official airfields ith the arrival of a survey flight to establish air mail service between New York and Chicago. Scheduled servcie began on July 1, 1919, and . . . — — Map (db m3358) HM
In 2009, community members in collaboration with the Bryan Area Foundation, established
Project 2020 with the intent to make small contributions over a period of years to fund a major
project that would positively impact citizens for years to . . . — — Map (db m173278) HM
This building is dedicated to honor the memory of G. Grant Brown (1910-2001).
Throughout his long and active life, Grant consistently served the citizens of the City of Bryan and Williams County. He was always ready, willing, and able to . . . — — Map (db m160848) HM
Let us hold in sacred memory all those who served their country in defense of freedom liberty justice
And let us not forget those who gave their lives and paid supreme the sacrifice for us and for all mankind — — Map (db m182383) WM
In 1966 the New York Central railroad Company (A.E. Perlman, President) proposed a test of existing rail passenger equipment to determine the feasibility of operating high-speed passenger service between cities up to 300 miles apart. The site chosen . . . — — Map (db m5622) HM
Richard E. Schreder grew up in Toledo, Ohio and graduated from the University of Toledo with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was a decorated navy pilot and iconic aviation figure who helped shape the American soaring movement, . . . — — Map (db m178433) HM
Dedicated to all the Bryan Students and Athletes for whom it brings back fond memories.
Relocated from Washington Elementary School Grounds October 2017 — — Map (db m188445) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
May 7, 1973
Donated by Bryan Historic Homes Association — — Map (db m171868) HM
The vision of two young men that became a reality for many by the generous contributions of time and money by friends of the Surrounding communities.
This skate park, dedicated on Oct 25, 2001, is in memory of Garret Lockhart, who believed . . . — — Map (db m217106) HM
Site of tavern, post office and store in town of Denmark surveyed Dec. 25 1834
First in Williams County, Bellefontaine Road cut through 1831. — — Map (db m184020) HM
The Cedar Hill Farm Homestead story began in 1864 when John Burchard purchased the farmland. It has been in the Kisseberth family since 1903 and gained centennial status in 2003. In 2008, the Ohio Centennial Farm of Cedar Hill became the first farm . . . — — Map (db m69047) HM
Erected
A.D. 1912
by
W.A. Slaughter Post
W.R.C.
and
Patriotic Citizens
of
Edgerton and Vicinity
To the Memory
of
Those who served
Their Country — — Map (db m69061) WM
This Bell was first installed in the bell tower of the town hall on August 13, 1885, and was used for fire and alarms. The Fire Bell was relocated to the Town Hall court yard of August 13, 1990.
This Fire Bell served the residents as its only . . . — — Map (db m69062) HM
Side A Edgerton was settled beside the St. Joseph River when the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad was completed in 1854. The village was incorporated on December 4, 1865, and named for Alfred P. Edgerton, who donated the land for the . . . — — Map (db m134571) HM
Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall be forever
encouraged.
Ordinance of the Northwest Territory article . . . — — Map (db m191931) HM
Mr. Adams was employed with the Edon Northwest School District in August 1960. In addition to teaching commercial subjects, Mr. Adams served as Head Basketball Coach, Head Baseball Coach and Athletic Director.
In 1967, Mr. Adams led the Edon . . . — — Map (db m219733) HM
North of this point lies the village of Parkersburg, pelted by Andre Ferrier,
Jan. 25, 1838. The village plot was vacated Sept. 1844.
North of C R. I, along Beaver Creek,
lie the sites of three mills: The
Andrew Smith Sawmill built ca 1837; . . . — — Map (db m165790) HM
The members of post 307 dedicate this memorial to all that have sacrificed for our freedoms.
May its presence enlighten all to the true cost of sending soldiers into harms way
and never again shall citizens unfairly judge soldiers for their role . . . — — Map (db m183098) WM
Honoring and recognizing Robert Walkup, Robert Reamsnyder, Robert Frey and Robert Bauer for their patriotism and dedication to the memory of the veterans of Williams County, Ohio, in the establishment and construction of the Williams County . . . — — Map (db m182389) HM WM
Dr. Paul Allman Siple
Born 1908 in Montpelier, Ohio
Died 1968 in Arlington, Va.
Scientist, polar explorer,
inventor and author
Honored by educators,
governments, industry,
international scientists — — Map (db m134574) HM
Non-intervention
At the outbreak of the war the United States pursued a policy of non-Intervention, avoiding
conflict while trying to broker a peace When a German U-boat sank the British liner Lusitania
on 7 May 1915 with 120 Americans . . . — — Map (db m185867) HM
This project was born with a simple thought of creating a
memorial to honor all veterans of Williams County, Ohio.
The first question to be answered was "what is an
appropriate memorial for those that have served". Some
served in . . . — — Map (db m182390) HM WM
The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle, widely regarded as the most important one of the
Pacific Campaign of World War II. It took place from June 4 to 7, 1942, approximately one month
after the Battle of the Coral Sea, five months after . . . — — Map (db m186090) HM WM
The Normandy landings were the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy.
also known as Operation Overlord and Operation Neptune, during World War II.
The landings commenced on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (D-Day).
beginning at 6:30 AM . . . — — Map (db m186089) HM WM
To the memory of soldiers and sailors of the war of 18611865
Erected by Hiram Louden Post No. 155 Grand Army Of The Republic and the Woman's Relief Corps No. 210 — — Map (db m193537) WM
NWOAL Champions 1945, 1956, 1950, 1983
State playoffs 1992, 1993
State Runner-up 1973
Original member of the Northwest Ohio Athletic League - Ohio's Oldest League — — Map (db m185135) HM
Bill Goddard
Dane Michael
Ric Echler
Jerry Keesbury
Bob Keesbury
Dennis Keesbury
Jim Keesbury
John Schuman
Larry Sines
Orren Vanzile
Ron Whetro
Larry Beck
Kevin Motter
Larry Lee
Jim Brace . . . — — Map (db m182906) WM
Erected by the Village of Montpelier and Superior
Township, ground was broken for this historic
structure in August 1892. It was occupied by January
1893. The Town Hall was constructed by Sam Martin
at a contract price of $4,190.85
Williams . . . — — Map (db m134580) HM
Paul Allman Siple was born here on December 18, 1908. In 1927, he was chosen from thousands of ambitious Eagle Scouts to accompany Admiral Richard E. Byrd on his first Antarctic Expedition. Twelve years later, while attending Clark University in . . . — — Map (db m4009) HM
Cold War
The Cold War was a period of heightened tension between the former Allies of World War II, primarily the United States and the Soviet Union/Russia, spanning from 1947 to 1991. With the liberation of former countries once occupied by . . . — — Map (db m184372) HM WM
History Of The Williams County Veterans Memorial
This project was born with a simple thought of creating a
memorial to honor all veterans of Williams County, Ohio.
The first question to be answered was "what is an
appropriate . . . — — Map (db m183404) HM WM
World War I (WWI), which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 . . . — — Map (db m248603) HM WM
(Obverse):
The Nettle Lake Mound group consists of 4 low mounds overlooking a stream that runs into Nettle Lake. The mounds vary in height from 1 to 3 feet and in diameter from 18 to 3- feet. The mounds are composed primarily of . . . — — Map (db m4010) HM
The members of VFW Post 8628 dedicate this memorial to all that have paid the price "past and present for the freedoms we enjoy today! — — Map (db m183112) WM
The United States invasion of Afghanistan, known as Operation Enduring Freedom, occurred on 7 October 2001, after the 9/11 attacks on US. soil. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban, the extremist organization that had gained control . . . — — Map (db m183091) WM
The American Civil War
The American Civil War (1861-1865), often referred to as The Civil War in the United States was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederacy. In response to tho election of an anti-slavery Republican as . . . — — Map (db m185603) WM
The Cold War was a period of heightened tension between the former Allies of World War II, primarily the United States and the Soviet Union/Russia, spanning from 1947 to 1991. With the liberation of former countries once occupied by Nazi Germany, . . . — — Map (db m183100) HM WM
As part of the Japanese surrender at the end of WWI; the Korean peninsula was divided along the 38th Parallel, with Communist Russia placed in a protectorate state over the north and the United States over the south. An election was to determine . . . — — Map (db m183103) HM WM
6.8 million Americans served in the
Korean War. 54.246 total U.S.
deaths during the Korean War era
of these 33,739 were actual battle
deaths 7140 total P.O.W.'s of these
4418 returned to the United States
2701 died and 21 refused . . . — — Map (db m186087) WM
The Persian Gulf War was the result of Iraq invading and annexing the oil rich nation of Kuwait at the order of Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, and the threat to Saudi Arabia. It was conducted in two phases, Operation Desert Shield, from August . . . — — Map (db m183096) HM WM
After a Communist insurgency ended French Colonial rule of Vietnam the country became divided into Communist North Vietnam and pro-Western South Vietnam. An election to unify the country was to be held in 1956, but the President of South
Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m182908) HM WM
In January 1968, the Tet Offensive began. Attacks were carried out in more than
100 cities and outposts across South Vietnam. Also the US Embassy in Saigon was
invaded. U.S. public support for the war began to wane. In May 1969. at Ap . . . — — Map (db m183102) HM WM
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and
Cambodia from 11 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the
First Indochina War and was fought between North . . . — — Map (db m183406) HM WM
The Vietnam Women's Memorial
This memorial dedicated to the women of the
United States who served in the Vietnam War
most of whom were nurses. It serves as a reminder
of the importance of women in the conflict It depicts
three . . . — — Map (db m183414) HM WM
The American Revolutionary War (17751783), the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War in America, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war . . . — — Map (db m186067) WM
The Battle of Balikpapan was the concluding stage of the Borrieo campaign (1945).
The landings took place on 1 July 1945. The Australian 7th Division, composed of the 18th,
21st and 25th Infantry Brigades, with support troops, made an . . . — — Map (db m186088) HM WM
U.S. Forces crossed the Rhine River on the 7th of March 1945 at Remagen, Germany after seizing a railroad bridge. Nazi-German forces, severely weakened from lφsses during the recent Battle of the Bulge and starving for petroleum products because . . . — — Map (db m183104) HM WM
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