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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ottawa County, Ohio
Adjacent to Ottawa County, Ohio
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Maple Avenue 0.1 miles from West 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Established in 1873, Lakeside is a pioneer of the American Chautauqua Movement, one of the greatest revival movements in United States history which flourished in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Founded by the Methodist Church, . . . — — Map (db m142370) HM |
| On Walnut Avenue at East 5th Street, on the left when traveling south on Walnut Avenue. |
| | On
October
20,
1929,
fire
originated at
a
an
oil-burning stove in a Lakeside cottage on Walnut
Avenue. A strong wind
shifted
the
flames
onto neighboring
buildings
threatening
the
entire
block.
Fire
departments . . . — — Map (db m142369) HM |
| On Confederate Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Confederate Prison On November 15, 1861, the War Department leased one half of Johnson’s Island, in Sandusky Bay, Ohio, and began constructing a 15-acre prison camp on the southeast shore. When complete, the prison complex included a . . . — — Map (db m86745) HM |
| On Confederate Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In this hallowed ground, surrounded by the iron fence and gates that date to 1912, are two hundred six marble grave markers. These markers were placed in 1890, courtesy of the citizens of Georgia, replacing the original hand carved wooden markers, . . . — — Map (db m89189) HM |
| On Baycliffs Drive 0.1 miles west of Confederate Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
The Johnson's Island Civil War Prison of 1862-1865 served as a vital depot for the confinement of confederate prisoners-of-war during much of the American Civil War. This prison was one of . . . — — Map (db m90710) HM |
| On Confederate Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Johnson’s Island Committee, composed of Ohio Division United Daughters of the Confederacy®, The Lieutenant General James Longstreet Camp 1658, Sons of Confederate Veterans and others loyal to the cause, in the course of its mission, discovered . . . — — Map (db m89191) HM |
| On Confederate Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | SOUTHERN 1910 Erected by the Robert Patton Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy of Cincinnati, Ohio, in memory of the southern soldiers who died in the Federal prison on this island during the War between the States. . . . — — Map (db m86755) HM |
| On East Bay Shore Road just west of Seneca Trail, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The first War of 1812 battle on Ohio soil was fought here when about 60 exhausted citizen soldiers were ambushed by about 130 Indians on September 29. Twenty men held the Indians at bay in a cabin while the main body escaped by boat to Cedar Point. . . . — — Map (db m35956) HM |
| On East Bay Shore Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The private home of Benajah Walcott 1762-1832 1st Keeper – Marblehead Lighthouse has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m87268) HM |
| On East Bay Shore Road just from Seneca Trail, on the right when traveling east. |
| | [Marker Front]:
In memory of
Mason, Simonds, & Mingus.
Who fell near this place
in battle with the Indians.
Sept. 29, 1812.
[Marker Side]:
This Monument was erected in 1857 by Joshua R. Giddings . . . — — Map (db m18978) HM |
| On East Bay Shore Road at Gaydos Drive, on the right when traveling east on East Bay Shore Road. |
| | In 1861 the United States Army established a prisoner of war camp on Johnson's Island, approximately 1 mile south of this point. The camp, which housed captured Confederate officers, was maintained until 1865 when it was dismantled. The camp . . . — — Map (db m19012) HM |
| On Confederate Drive at Memorial Shoreway Drive on Confederate Drive. |
| | [Marker Front]:
CONSTRUCTION
In 1861 it became apparent to Federal authorities that the war would not end quickly and plans were made for construction of prisons to permanently house thousands of Confederate prisoners. Lieutenant . . . — — Map (db m19018) HM |
| Near Lighthouse Drive 0.1 miles east of East Main Street (Ohio Route 163). |
| | In total area, Lake Erie is the twelfth largest freshwater lake in the world and the most shallow of the five Great Lakes. It is about 210 miles long, 57 miles wide, with a shoreline of approximately 871 miles, and has a maximum depth of 210 feet. . . . — — Map (db m40066) HM |
| On Lighthouse Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | If you had the opportunity to climb the 77 steps of the Marblehead Lighthouse, you might be tired! This magnificent 65 feet beacon, originally 50 feet was built in 1821 in just eleven weeks an additional 15 feet was added to the structure in 1903. . . . — — Map (db m90707) HM |
| On East Bay Shore Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Keeper’s House is so named because it was the personal residence of the first two keepers of the nearby Marblehead Lighthouse. The house was built for Benajah Wolcott and his wife Rachel Miller by William Kelly, a stonemason from . . . — — Map (db m87283) HM |
| On East Bay Shore Road at Tecumseh Road, on the left when traveling east on East Bay Shore Road. |
| | Built in 1822, this native limestone structure was the home of Benajah Wolcott, first keeper of the Marblehead Lighthouse (originally called the Sandusky Bay Light), and his second wife, Rachel Miller Wolcott. Benajah maintained the lighthouse from . . . — — Map (db m18980) HM |
| On Lighthouse Drive east of East Main Street (Ohio Route 163), on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Marblehead Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation
on the Great Lakes. Originally known as the Sandusky Bay Light Station,
the lighthouse was built here in 1821 to aid navigation and prevent
shipwrecks. William Kelly . . . — — Map (db m150126) HM |
| On North Billman Road (County Road 54) 0.5 miles north of West Trowbridge Road (County Road 67), on the left when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m159986) HM |
| Near 13229 West State Route 2 2.5 miles east of North Stange Road. |
| | A dense swamp forest roughly the size of the state of Connecticut once stretched across this region of Ohio and Indiana. A remnant of ancient Lake Maumee, this dense, soggy flatland supported abundant waterfowl and wildlife, but blocked travel and . . . — — Map (db m49658) HM |
| On East Perry Street (State Road 163) at Fulton Street, on the right when traveling west on East Perry Street. |
| | From Fort Seneca to Detroit and the invasion of Canada as noted in Captain R.B. McAfee's history 1816.
Major General Harrison on receiving word of Commodore Perry's victory proceeded to Fort Stephenson and "issued his orders for the movement of . . . — — Map (db m18252) HM |
| On East Moores Dock Road 0.1 miles west of North Cliff Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The Western Reserve
41° N. Latitude
120 Miles
Northwest
Boundary Marker
of the Connecticut Western Reserve.
Conveyed to the United States, September 11, 1786 — — Map (db m31727) HM |
| On West 3rd Street at Monroe Street, on the right when traveling west on West 3rd Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m18174) HM |
| On Fulton Street 0 miles south of Rohde Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| |
South face:Fort SitesFort Sites
Here near the peninsula carrying place where earlier British traders may have had a post, French soldiers built in 1750 and 1751 a small palisaded fort later called "Sandoski." Lt. deLery . . . — — Map (db m20524) HM |
| On East 2nd Street at Adams Street, on the right when traveling east on East 2nd Street. |
| | This stone, with indentations on the top making natural bowls, was used for grinding corn. It was found at the site of old Fort Sandoski which stood on the north shore of Sandusky Bay overlooking the south end of the De Lery Portage. — — Map (db m41341) HM |
| On Fulton Street 0 miles south of Rohde Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | East Face:Old French War - Pontiac's Conspiracy - Revolutionary War Northern terminus of the old Indian waterway and land trail the Sandusky-Scioto Route from Lake Erie to the Ohio River used from the earliest records by the Indian and . . . — — Map (db m20516) HM |
| On East Perry Street (State Road 163) at Fulton Street, on the right when traveling east on East Perry Street. |
| | Captain Barclay's British Fleet transporting General Proctor's British army sailed up the Sandusky River to make their assault on Fort Stephenson August 1st and 2nd 1813 of which General Sherman wrote:
"The defense of Fort Stephenson by Croghan . . . — — Map (db m18257) HM |
| On Bayview Avenue (Ohio Route 357) at East Bayview Drive, on the left when traveling east on Bayview Avenue. |
| | This one ton anchor was salvaged
from the schooner Amareta Mosher,
built in 1867 in Ashtabula, Ohio.
On November 23rd, 1902
she sank on Starve Island Reef.
Special thanks to Ernie and Ann Washington
for salvaging . . . — — Map (db m126217) HM |
| On Bayview Avenue (Ohio Route 357) at East Bayview Drive, on the left when traveling east on Bayview Avenue. |
| | On July 18, 1907, Dr. Lee deForest broadcast the first ship-to-shore radio message from the steam yacht Thelma. The communication provided quick, accurate race results of the Annual Inter-Lakes Yachting Association (I-LYA) Regatta. Frank E. . . . — — Map (db m126206) HM |
| On Bayview Avenue (Ohio Route 357) east of Ohio Route 357, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This 6.5 acre island, named for the resemblance of its dolomite ledges to the Rock of Gibraltar, was the likely observation site for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's naval forces during the Battle of Lake Erie in September 1813. Stone Laboratory, . . . — — Map (db m46785) HM |
| | Erected
by
Jay Cooke
patriotic financier
of the Civil War
to mark the
corner stone of a
proposed monument
commemorating
Commodore Perry's
victory at the
Battle of Lake Erie
Sept 10 1813
"We have met the enemy
and . . . — — Map (db m35955) HM |
| | Completed in 1865, this home was the vacation retreat of Jay Cooke and his family. Known as the "financier" for the Union states during the Civil War, Cooke organized a program to sell millions of dollars worth of bonds to support the war effort. . . . — — Map (db m35954) HM |
| Near Bayview Avenue (Ohio Route 357) west of Hartford Avenue. |
| | Entrepreneur and philanthropist Joseph (José) de Rivera was born in Barcelona, Spain, and built an import business in New York City. In 1854, he bought six Lake Erie Islands and had South Bass Island surveyed and subdivided into ten-acre lots. De . . . — — Map (db m46806) HM |
| On Delaware Avenue west of Loraine Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m46815) HM |
| On Bayview Avenue (Ohio Route 357) east of Toledo Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Battle of Lake Erie
September 10, 1813
American.........................................British
O.H. Perry............Commander............R.H. Barclay
9...............Vessels...............6 . . . — — Map (db m58544) HM |
| On Langram Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Constructed and first lit in 1897, the South Bass Island Light was in continuous operation until 1962 when the U. S. Coast Guard built an automated light tower to replace it. Significant for its contribution to transportation and commerce on Lake . . . — — Map (db m28086) HM |
| On Bayview Avenue (Ohio Route 357) 0.1 miles west of Catawba Avenue (County Route 215), on the left when traveling west. |
| | On land purchased in June 1866 from
Jose De Rivera St. Jurgo
Valentine Doller, Postmaster, Mayor and
island entrepreneur, built this Victorian,
Italianate home for his wife and six daughters.
Wood Section 1867 • Brick Section 1885
. . . — — Map (db m126224) HM |
| On Bayview Avenue (Ohio Route 357) east of Catawba Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Within this enclosure reposed for a century the remains of
Three American and three British officers killed in the Battle of
Lake Erie, September 10th, 1813. They were disinterred
September 11th, 1913, and re-interred in the crypt of Perry . . . — — Map (db m46808) HM |
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