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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Auglaize County, Ohio
Adjacent to Auglaize County, Ohio
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| On Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Mystery Stone
when the middle pier of the railroad
trestle spanning the Auglaize River
was replaced in the mid 1940’s
this sculpted stone was discovered as
part of it. The stone was subsequently
donated to the Village of Buckland by
the . . . — — Map (db m80773) |
| On Cemetery Road at Main Street (Ohio Route 197), on the left when traveling east on Cemetery Road. |
| | The Shawnee chief Na-Wa-Ba-She-Ka or White Feather resided here- in the town which was located on both sides of the Auglaize River. A North- South trail paralleled the river and ran through the town on the east bank. The same trail went through an . . . — — Map (db m74880) HM |
| On Main Street at the CSX railroad tracks, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. |
| | Side A:
The Village of Cridersville was founded in 1856. With the discovery of oil in 1885 the village prospered and grew quickly. Its business district developed along Main Street in the first block east of the railroad. The Town Pond . . . — — Map (db m28668) HM |
| On Ohio Route 66 at County Route 182, on the left when traveling south on State Route 66. |
| | During the canal years of the 1850's a rivalry grew between Bill Jones and Jack Billings for the love of Minnie Warren. This became hatred by Bill because Minnie chose Jack. On a fall night in 1854, returning from a party, Minnie and Jack were . . . — — Map (db m80159) HM |
| Near East 1st Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In pious memory of all our cholera victims
over 300 especially of the year 1849
Eternal rest grant unto thee O Lord
Erected in 1937 — — Map (db m100145) HM |
| On 4th Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on 4th Street. |
| | Francis J. Stallo is the founder of Stallostown, which was later named Minster. This is the site where Stallo owned and built his double wide log cabin. He, Along with John Feldman, John Surham, Frederick Rohenkuhl, and three unknown others made the . . . — — Map (db m102490) HM |
| On East 4th Street at South Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling west on East 4th Street. |
| | In 1832, 97 Germans met in Cincinnati to purchase a section of land for settlement.
Designated leader Francis J. Stallo and six others set out from Cincinnati on foot, heading to the land office in Miami County.
They had $800 in silver coins, . . . — — Map (db m100247) HM |
| On East Fourth Street at South Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling west on East Fourth Street. |
| | This large 2-story brick structure served as the only Minster movie house for over 60 years. It opened in 1933 and boasted a stage, orchestra pit, and seating for 611 patrons. The first show was an animated Mutt & Jeff short film. During the silent . . . — — Map (db m100142) HM |
| On North Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This was the site of the first Stallostown Mission Catholic Church in Minster, completed in 1835. The brick wall surrounding the gazebo is representative of the footprint, measuring approximately 40 feet wide and 60 feet long. It was 16 logs high . . . — — Map (db m100144) HM |
| On South Washington Street (Ohio Route 66) at East Front Street, on the right when traveling north on South Washington Street. |
| | Located at a prime site during the peak canal days, this building was constructed as a residence circa 1848 and later sold in 1864 for an unheard of price at that time -- $3500. — — Map (db m157995) HM |
| On North Washington Street (Ohio Route 66) at East Monroe Street (Ohio Route 274), on the right when traveling north on North Washington Street. |
| | A typical New Bremen German-style structure built between 1879 and 1889, it was used as a combination home and retail business. The building was constructed on the corner property line to maximize the area for a vegetable garden and also features a . . . — — Map (db m157996) HM |
| Near East Front Street 0 miles west of South Washington Street (Ohio Route 66). |
| | Constructed in 1864, this is the oldest cast iron "bowstring girder" bridge in Ohio. Originally part of a three-span structure over the Auglaize River in Wapakoneta, the bridge was moved to Moulton Angle Road north of New Knoxville in 1904. In 1984, . . . — — Map (db m22947) HM |
| Near East Front Street 0 miles west of Washington Street (Ohio Route 66). |
| | The Miami Erie Canal, built 1825-1845, 244.5 miles long, was a transporter of passengers and freight between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. This section is Loramie Summit., a 21 mile plateau of water retained by Lock 1-N (this marker) and Lock 1-S at . . . — — Map (db m22946) HM |
| On West Monroe Street (Ohio Route 274) at South Washington Street (Ohio Route 66), on the right when traveling east on West Monroe Street. |
| | Lockkeeper's House
The Lockkeeper's House was the residence of the Lockkeeper and his family. The Lockkeeper was on duty 24 hours a day, seven days per week, and was responsible for operating the lock as needed to move boats through the . . . — — Map (db m22781) HM |
| On West Monroe Street (Ohio Route 247) at South Washington Street (Ohio Route 66), on the right when traveling east on West Monroe Street. |
| | Locking Through
Lock One North is one of 105 locks used to raise and lower boats traveling between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. Large wooden gates were built at each end of the lock to hold water in the lock. A boat, pulled by a team of . . . — — Map (db m23062) HM |
| On East Plum at Canal Street, on the right when traveling west on East Plum. |
| | This home has been restored from logs and the floor plan of the second oldest cabin in Mercer County. It is an example of a shelter the earliest settlers used in the 1830's. At the first sign of spring, a German immigrant family would move north . . . — — Map (db m100741) HM |
| On West Monroe Street (Ohio Route 274) at South Washington Street (Route 66), on the right when traveling east on West Monroe Street. |
| | The Miami & Erie Canal and New Bremen
Begun in 1833, the Miami Extension linked the Miami Canal in Dayton to the Wabash & Erie Canal at Junction. Engineering difficulties, epidemics and the Panic of 1837 delayed completion of the Extension . . . — — Map (db m20023) HM |
| On North Main Street at East Bremen Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | Side 1 The history of New Knoxville provides one of the best examples of chain migration to America. After the Shawnee were removed from what would become Auglaize County, James Knox Lytle, cousin to James Knox Polk, purchased land in . . . — — Map (db m92310) HM |
| Near Ohio Route 198 0.2 miles south of Deep Cut Road. |
| | [Marker Front]
After Gen. William Hull's surrender at Detroit early in the War of 1812, most of Michigan Territory came under British and Indian control. To prevent a possible invasion of Ohio, Gen. William Henry Harrison, commander of . . . — — Map (db m19826) HM |
| On Broadway Street (Ohio Route 66) at East 4th Street (Ohio Route 117), on the right when traveling south on Broadway Street. Reported missing. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m136597) HM |
| On Center Street west of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Blackhoof: Born in Florida about 1721. Arriving in this vicinity 1783 - Surnames: Cut-The-We-Ka-Saw or Catahecassa - Principal Chief of Shawnee Indian Nation - erected here in 1822. In a clearing of the vast forest a two story 18'x24' log house - . . . — — Map (db m29631) HM |
| On U.S. 33 at Ohio Route 65, on the left when traveling east on U.S. 33. |
| | Nearby sleeps Chief (Blackhoof) Catahecassa, last principle chief of the Shawnees prior to their removal to Kansas in 1832. This was Blackhoofs town where he lived and died in Sept. 1831, at the age of 109. He fought with the French against Braddock . . . — — Map (db m16971) HM |
| On County Road 168 at St Marys River Road, on the left when traveling west on County Road 168. |
| | Broadwell Mill On this site a mill was constructed using a mill race for power. Destruction of the mill race by the 1913 flood ended operation. — — Map (db m98845) HM |
| On Herzing Street 0.2 miles east of South Main Street (Ohio Route 66), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Erected here in 1795 by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, probably after the signing of the Greenville Treaty, on land ceded by the Indians. This area was also the site of the signing of the Treaty of St. Marys in 1818 (the Indian campsites being to the . . . — — Map (db m19855) HM |
| On West Spring Street (Ohio Route 703) east of South Wayne Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m29605) HM |
| Near State Route 364 near Parkway Drive. |
| | Grand Lake Saint Marys, originally Mercer County reservoir was worlds largest man made lake when constructed in 1837-1841 Water supply for Miami-erie Canal from here to the Maumee River at Defiance - 17603 acres. in 1856 lake level lowered 5.4 feet . . . — — Map (db m93080) HM |
| Near East Spring Street (Route 29) near South Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Ohio Dept. Natural Resources
Division of Water
Miami and Erie Canal
Lock 13
<- .1 mile Canal Tumble
.1 mile Lock 12 -> — — Map (db m30260) HM |
| Near East Spring Street (Ohio Route 29) west of South Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | To the right is the Saint Marys River. This waterway was used by the Indians for generations as a route to hunting grounds in Kentucky. French, and later English traders traversed its course with trade goods in exchange for furs. James Girty, a . . . — — Map (db m30258) HM |
| Near Spring Street (Ohio Route 29) west of South Chestnut Street. |
| | To the left is the "Short Level" of the Miami and Erie Canal. The canal extension from Dayton to Toledo was completed in 1837. Linking the Great Lakes to the Ohio River. Travel took only five days to Toledo and six days to Cincinnati. The canal . . . — — Map (db m29673) HM |
| | Apollo Command Module Mock-up
The command module carried the three astronauts to the moon and back during the Apollo missions 1969-1972. The spacecraft is 10 ft. 7 in. tall and 12 ft. 10 in. diameter. It weighed 13,000 lbs.
Gemini . . . — — Map (db m20930) HM |
| On Willipie Street at Mechanic Street, on the left when traveling north on Willipie Street. |
| | United States of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients State of Ohio, Auglaize County Civil War
Cpl Christian Schnell Mississippi 1863 — — Map (db m12416) HM |
| On Auglaize Street at Broadway, on the right when traveling east on Auglaize Street. |
| | Side A The Dayton and Michigan Railroad provided the single most important impetus to the growth and development of Wapakoneta. Although Wapakoneta had been platted in 1833, at the time of incorporation (1848), "the town was still without any . . . — — Map (db m12406) HM |
| On South Blackhoof Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on South Blackhoof Street. |
| | Dudley Nichols was born in Wapakoneta in 1895, the son of Dr. Grant and Mary Mean Nichols. He spent his childhood in a home on this site and graduated from Blume High School before leaving Ohio. After working as a journalist in new York City, he . . . — — Map (db m92116) HM |
| On Apollo Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This Douglas F5D Skylancer was one of four originally constructed, and is the only example still in existence. It was flown by Neil A. Armstrong from September 1960 to September 1962 to simulate the flight characteristics of the space vehicle . . . — — Map (db m20920) HM |
| On West Benton Street at Buchanan Street, on the left when traveling west on West Benton Street. |
| | Side A Stephen and Viola Armstrong moved their family, including 13-year-old Neil and his younger siblings, June and Dean, to the house at 601 West Benton Street in 1944. Here, Neil explored his fascination with flying by reading aviation . . . — — Map (db m126824) HM |
| On Moulton- New Knoxville Road (County Route 91) at Co Rd 33A Plank Pike (County Route 33A), on the left when traveling south on Moulton- New Knoxville Road. |
| | Site of St. Marys – Wapakoneta plank road built 1850- 1852 of Burr
and White Oak timber 3 to 5 ft in diam. cut and milled at Moulton
financed by Wapakoneta – St Marys businessmen who charged toll
for profit and maintenance. Replaced . . . — — Map (db m77612) HM |
| On Santa Fe-New Knoxville Road (County Route 100) at Cemetery Rd (County Route 161), on the left when traveling east on Santa Fe-New Knoxville Road. |
| | Saints Peter and Paul Church, Petersburg (1835), was the mother
church for St. Joseph, Wapakoneta; St. John the Evangelist, Fryburg;
St. Lawrence, Rhine; and Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception,
Botkins. All were founded by German-Catholic . . . — — Map (db m119322) HM |
| On Auglaize Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Side A:
The Shannon Stock Company, also known as Shannon's Famous Players, was a traveling theatre company based in Wapakoneta from 1913 until the Great Depression. Founded by Harry Shannon, the group included his wife Adelaide, their . . . — — Map (db m29924) HM |
| On Ohio Route 65 at U.S. 33, on the right when traveling north on State Route 65. |
| | By the Treaties at the Maumee Rapids in 1817, and 1818 at St. Mary’s, the Shawnee Indians were given a reservation of ten miles by twelve miles. This being the eastern boundary line. Indian Towns within this area were Blackhoof’s (now St. Johns), . . . — — Map (db m75195) HM |
| On Willipie Street (Ohio Route 198) 0.1 miles north of US 33, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Council House (Capital) of the Shawnee from c.1798 until their forced removal to Kansas in 1832 — — Map (db m12413) HM |
| On Willipie Street (State Highway 198/501) at Mechanic Street, on the left when traveling north on Willipie Street. |
| | Erected by the
Disabled American Veterans
Chapter 73
Wapakoneta, Ohio
to their departed comrades
and in memory of
all veterans of all wars — — Map (db m12414) WM |
| On Auglaize Street (Ohio Route 501) when traveling west. |
| | Plaque # 1 The Shawnee Indians were driven from
the southern United States in the late 17th
and early 18th centuries by white settlers
and Catawba, Cherokee and Chickasaw
Nations. the Shawnee were given permission
by the Miamis and . . . — — Map (db m86526) HM |
| On Hardin county Road 15 (County Route 15) 1 mile north of St Rt 385 (Ohio Route 385), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Scioto River
This is where the river starts
and flowing southeast past Columbus,
Circleville, and Chillicothe, joining the
Ohio River at Portsmouth after a course
of some 230 miles. — — Map (db m76598) |
| On Buckland- Holden road (County Route 190) 0.8 miles west of St Rt 117, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On the headwaters of
the Auglaize River
The watershed of Three Rivers
originates within a
distance of 1/2 mile from this
point
West- Miami
East- Scioto
North-Auglaize — — Map (db m76609) |
| On Ohio Route 385 at Felkert Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 385. |
| | This is the former site of a one room school house that was established in 1882. It later became known as the Manchester School. — — Map (db m101810) HM |
| On Wapakoneta- Kenton Road (Ohio Route 67) at West Minster- New Hampshire Road (Ohio Route 196), on the right when traveling west on Wapakoneta- Kenton Road. |
| | Dedicated to all who serve
(multiple service logos) — — Map (db m93234) WM |
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