After the American Revolution, the arrival of more settlers to the Ohio Country threatened the fragile peace between Native Nations, the British and the United States.
Land boundaries were set between the British and the U.S. at the Treaty of . . . — — Map (db m90303) HM
The Maumee River Valley nurtured a hunter-gatherer life and later farming communities for thousands of Native Americans. The valley also attracted the French, British and American settlers because of navigable waterways and the fur trade. . . . — — Map (db m90299) HM
This federal style house was built in 1827 by James A. Wolcott who migrated to Ohio in 1818 from Connecticut. Of distinguished parentage, Wolcott was a leading merchant, shipbuilder, judge and politician. Here he and his wife, Mary Wells, daughter . . . — — Map (db m27023) HM
Dark, dense woods and lurking predators made the Great Black Swamp a challenge to settle. Probably the biggest obstacle was the waterlogged soil that made travel nearly impossible.
Roads were difficult to navigate because wagon wheels . . . — — Map (db m173453) HM
The earliest development of Pearson Park was completed by 200 men from the Civilian Conservation Corps. Begun in 1933 under the New Deal, the CCC hired unemployed young Americans to work for the government in reforestation, conservation and . . . — — Map (db m173487) HM
This home was built for David and Dianne Jaeger in 2003. The house was built as a replica of a Georgian colonial home built in the 1890's. Descendants are Dana Lynn Jaeger Reichert, her husband Andrew, their children Torrie Lynn, also Lori Allison . . . — — Map (db m256335) HM
Did you know that a wetland can reduce the number of mosquitoes?
Mosquito eggs can lie dormant in soils for over a year then hatch with the least little
bit of rainwater. But a mosquito's predators need more water – the amounts found . . . — — Map (db m173455) HM
Pearson Metropark is one of the last remaining pieces of the Great Black Swamp, which once blanketed much of the region.The Johlin Cabin is a log home built in the swamp in 1867. Originally located about 1.5 miles from here on Corduroy . . . — — Map (db m173555) HM
We remember our loved ones among the 6,000,000 Jews who were slaughtered by Nazi brutality. May they be bound up in the bonds of the living. May they endure in everlasting rememberance.
"The soul of man is the flame of the lord"
Families . . . — — Map (db m256341) WM
"Dedicated to the men of B'Nai Israel Congregation who so gallantly gave their lives for man's freedom and their country's honor during World War II."
Morris Chasin Jenathan Eiser Sheldon Goldstein Samuel Mitchell Mainwold Steven . . . — — Map (db m256338) WM
This statues called a "Billy Yank", was erected by the Restore the Glory committee. It replaces a metal statue erected by Ford Post #14 GAR, which had been removed by 1920.
The face is that of Chad Albert who stood motionless 4 hours atop the . . . — — Map (db m256350) WM
Alva Bunker was born in 1901 with no hands or legs. At 16, he was transformed when Toledo Rotary provided him with prosthetic legs and sent him to school.
His success inspired Rotary's ongoing international efforts to help disabled children. . . . — — Map (db m256346) HM
We dedicate this symbol of freedom to all veterans who have served past, present, and future for you are the true unsung heroes who have given us our rights to this freedom which at times we have taken for granted may God bless you and us all for . . . — — Map (db m256376) WM
Cullen Park
Uniquely located at the confluence of the Maumee River and the western basin of Lake Erie, Cullen Park sits within the 100 year floodplain of the Maumee River watershed. The site is influenced by seasonally fluctuating water . . . — — Map (db m256369) HM
Ohio's Last Ottawas. Here in the Oak Openings Region of northwest Ohio, some of the last Ottawa villages in Ohio lined the banks of Swan Creek during the 1830s. These Native Americans were led by Chief Ottokee (Autokee), a descendant of . . . — — Map (db m94769) HM
This is a replica of a barn built in 1850 on Sylvania-Metamora Road. In 2000, the original barn was dismantled and the timber beams were transported to the Historical Village where they were used in the reconstruction of the barn. The original . . . — — Map (db m103703) HM
The showpiece of the Historical Village is the original railroad depot building that served Sylvania residents for 98 years, from 1858 to 1956. It is the oldest train depot in existance in the State of Ohio.
Built in 1858 and originally . . . — — Map (db m103676) HM
A Legendary Boy Scout Camp
Camp Miakonda, which was purchased and built in 1917, is the sixth oldest Boy Scout camp in America. Miakonda means "crescent moon" and the camp originally had 78 acres of land. The first building erected in 1917 . . . — — Map (db m262385) HM
America's Oldest Boy Scout Camp Building
Erected in 1917, this structure was the first thing that was constructed after the original land was purchased. It is the oldest surviving Boy Scout built and owned camp building in the nation. It was . . . — — Map (db m262442) HM
Background
Cunningham Ditch was the old site for shooting sports at Camp Miakonda. The ditch was piped underground and eventually flowed under a culvert, or tunnel, and into Lake Sawyer. The pipe clogged with soil and debris over time and . . . — — Map (db m262389) HM
This rail line was the original route of the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad, the first railroad to operate west of the Allegheny Mountains. The train made its initial run on October 3, 1836 from Toledo to Adrian, a total of approximately thirty miles. . . . — — Map (db m27749) HM
Ford Dining Hall
The Ford Dining Hall was built in 1924 at a cost of $10,000 which was the first year that summer camp was held at Camp Miakonda. It was a major gift to the Toledo Council and was built as a memorial by Mrs. Caroline Ford for . . . — — Map (db m262451) HM
Burial site of the famed Camp Miakonda Mascot of the 1950's
Camp Miakonda over the years has had many camp mascots but the most famous was a goose who took up year round residence at Miakonda in the early 1950's named Jake the Goose. Jake . . . — — Map (db m262456) HM
Jim started and led the recreation programs in Sylvania for the Sylvania Area Recreation Coalition. Athletic leagues and facilities under Jim's direction laid the groundwork for the formation of the Sylvania Area Joint Recreation District. Thousands . . . — — Map (db m197427) HM
Lake Sawyer. Lake Sawyer was built in the 1934-36 time period by the Federal Government as a WPA project. The ten acre lake was hand dug about eight feet deep one shovel at a time and moved one wheelbarrow at a time. The dirt from the hole . . . — — Map (db m262394) HM
This 1 1/2 story home was built in the 1840's. It was purchased in 1997 and moved to the Sylvania Historical Village from near Westin, Ohio, about 3 1/2 miles Southeast of Grand Rapids. The home was covered in asphalt shingles and had been . . . — — Map (db m104987) HM
Miakonda's Cabins
In the first five years of Camp Miakonda's existence, individual Scout troops built their own log cabins at the camp. By February of 1923 there was eighteen of the troop owned cabins. Each one had the troop number painted on . . . — — Map (db m262453) HM
Miakonda's Treehouse Campsite. Camp Miakonda once had a treehouse campsite that consisted of eight treehouses that were built in the treetops along Ten Mile Creek. They were constructed in 1934 by the Federal Government as a WPA project and . . . — — Map (db m262441) HM
This building is a reproduction of the center bays of the original Sylvania interurban car barn. It was located on South Main Street at Ten Mile Creek (near Sautter's Foodcenter). It houses two important pieces of Sylvania's rail history.
. . . — — Map (db m103650) HM
A gift to the Sylvavia area by its citizens to commemorate those who have fallen in our behalf
dedicated with faith in the future May 28, 1984
In Rememberance Sylvania casualties in all wars
Civil War 1861-1865
Charles Brown
B. . . . — — Map (db m198073) WM
Wm. H. Abele 1892-1918
Harry Irving Allen 1886-1918
John P. Amos 1890-1918
Mauda Anderson 1895-1918
Joseph A. Andrzejczak 1894-1918
Glen B. Archer 1918 Roy A. Aukerman 1918
Henry Austin Archie C. Avery 1889-1918 . . . — — Map (db m264909) WM
Enjoy this beautiful and peaceful setting on the grounds of the Sylvania Historical Village. It celebrates the alliance of Sylvania with its sister city of Woodstock, Ontario in Canada. This alliance was formed between the two cities in 1992.
. . . — — Map (db m103611) HM
This school is a half-scale replica of the two story school that was built on this site in 1844. It was named "Stone Academy" because it was built out of local cut quarry stone. In 1869, a brick building replaced it called "Sylvania High School". . . . — — Map (db m105029) HM
Great Lakes Restoration
Partners for Clean Streams (PCS), the local nonprofit organization supporting the Maumee RAP, was awarded a $1.36 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant from U.S. EPA in 2010. The grant's focus on habitat . . . — — Map (db m262387) HM
Great Lakes Restoration
Partners for Clean Streams (PCS), the local nonprofit organization supporting the Maumee RAP, was awarded a $1.36 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant from U.S. EPA in 2010. The grant's focus on habitat . . . — — Map (db m262457) HM
This circa 1902 house was the home and office of Dr. Uriah A. Cooke. His physician's office is still intact. Adjacent to the office is a replica of an early 1900's apothecary. The three-story house features the original hardwood flooring, window . . . — — Map (db m103578) HM
The Sylvania Historical Village was established
to collect, conserve, research, exhibit and interpret
material and artifacts which contribute to an
understanding of the history and development of
Ohio, with emphasis on the Northwest Ohio . . . — — Map (db m173262) HM
In Commemoration
The people of Sylvania commemorate those
Sylvanians who died in service to the United States
In
The Korean War
William C. Kroll 1950-1953 Don J. Doremus
— — Map (db m182439) WM
In Commemoration
The People of Sylvania Commemorate Those
Sylvanians Who Died In Service To the United States
In
World War I
1917-1918 — — Map (db m182436) WM
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