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 Ohio’s 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 1861—1865
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 . . . — — Map (db m185868) HM
(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 (1775–1783), 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 lösses during the recent Battle of the Bulge and starving for petroleum products because . . . — — Map (db m183104) HM WM
The Raid on Ploesti, or Operation Tidal Wave, a raid on nine oil refineries by units of the United States Army Air Forces based in Libya and Southern Italy, occurred on the 1st of August 1943. The objective was to curtail petroleum production for . . . — — Map (db m183106) WM
The Imperial Japanese Navy sought a decisive blow
to the U. S. Navy at the Battle of Midway. However,
U.S. Navy codebreakers cracked the Japanese code
and revealed their plans to attack between the 4th
and 7th of June 1942. The naval battle . . . — — Map (db m183108) HM WM
World War Il began for the United States on the
morning of December 7th, 1941 with a surprise
attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Imperial
Navy. The attack resulted in the loss of 4 Battleships
sunk, 4 Battleships damaged. 2 other ships . . . — — Map (db m183111) HM WM
Wetland drainage and forest fragmentation has led to a Federally-Threatened status
of the northern population of the copperbelly water snake. To increase the amount
of habitat available to copperbelly water snakes, the Ohio Division of . . . — — Map (db m191030) HM
Erected in 1879 and dedicated Feb. 1, 1880, this brick church replaced a smaller frame building on this site. It was used by the Methodists until 1975 and since September 1990 has been the Restoration Fellowship Church. — — Map (db m171866) HM
(Side One)
Pulaski and Pulaski Township in Williams County are named for Casimir Pulaski, a Polish cavalry officer who died to win America's independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. Charged with attempting to kidnap . . . — — Map (db m69028) HM
Judge John Perkins Millstones 1816. Mill located 300 ft. northwest 1834. This town surveyed June 16 1836. Post office 500 ft. north May 1837. First in Wms. Co. M.E. Church Oct. 20 1838. — — Map (db m170783) HM
Established in 2007 in honor of William J. Knight, who was a Civil War Veteran born on Jan. 24, 1837 in Apple Creek, Ohio. Knight was a brave man and a Union soldier who voluntarily took part in Andrew's Raid. He lived in Stryker, Ohio. After . . . — — Map (db m171272) HM
The Stryker depot symbolizes the community's origin and heritage. Stryker was surveyed on September 19, 1853, beside the proposed Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad. Stryker was the first Williams County town with rail facilities, which . . . — — Map (db m69029) HM
Like many nineteenth century communities in Ohio, Stryker owes its birth and early growth to the railroad industry. Stryker, named for Rome, New York, attorney and railroad executive John Stryker, was surveyed on September 19, 1853, beside the . . . — — Map (db m69030) HM
Carlos Estrada in Profile
Home: Rural Stryker
Family: Wife, Rafaela; children, Cassandra, Rafaela Ebony, Carlos James (Jimmy)
and Joselyn
Career: Carlos spent many years at General Motors in Defiance and is now . . . — — Map (db m182380) HM
William J. Knight
William J. Knight (1837-1916) was born in Wayne County, Ohio and raised by his grandparents, Jacob and Martha Knight, near Farmer, Ohio. After the outbreak of the Civil War, William enlisted in Company E, 21st Ohio . . . — — Map (db m225421) HM
