The village of
Bloomdale was
established as a
result of the building
of the railroad in 1874
and the discovery of
natural gas in 1886.
Jonathon W. Myers
made the first plat
in 1874 and the first
mayor, A. B. Probert,
was elected in . . . — — Map (db m170296) HM
James Acocks
Allen Allion
Jerrame Allgire
Maurice Allgire
John J Ambrose
Weldon Apple
Richard Apple
Reginald Chub August
Jeffery August
Raymond Atchison
Robert Babcock
Fred Babcock
Kenneth Babcock . . . — — Map (db m170302) WM
Born 1783 New York City. Killed in combat September 1814. West Point Graduate 1806. As Military Engineer Helped build Castle Williams, N.Y. and Ft. Norfolk Va. Honored by naming of Fort Wood in New York Harbor and monument at West Point.
He . . . — — Map (db m120920) HM
Elder Oliver Mears organized on February 8, 1862 in a tent on this spot, then a walnut grove owned by William Lovett, the Lovett's Grove Seventh-day Adventist Church, first of this denomination in Ohio. A Frame building erected in 1864 served the . . . — — Map (db m95491) HM
Left plaque
When Benedict Arnold in the late days of the American Revolution ravaged the state of Connecticut he burned the farm houses along his route. In 1792 these farmers were given land grants in the "Firelands,"- Erie and Huron . . . — — Map (db m146192) HM
Through the forest to the
east may still be seen the
original trail of Hulls army
in June 1812, enroute to
Detroit. Some of the corduroy
timbers are still buried
along the route. — — Map (db m137357) HM
Prior to 1885, a wooden building with rooms overlooking a hog pen had been used to house the insane patients. It was in such poor condition, however, that the infirmary director would not be responsible for anything that might happen to patients . . . — — Map (db m100756) HM
For 127 years, children from Bowling Green learned, laughed, and played on this site as students of the Ridge Street School.
Now dedicated to the outdoor enjoyment of area residents, Ridge Park will continue to be a place where new discoveries . . . — — Map (db m100137) HM
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 1987
Bowling Green was first platted in 1835. The Main Street Historic District represents the commercial buildings constructed around Bowling Green's brief "boom era" in the late 1800's . . . — — Map (db m116992) HM
United States of America
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
State of Ohio Wood County
Civil War
Bown, Wilson W. 2nd Lt. Georgia 1862
Buffman, Robert 2nd Lt. Georgia 1862
Mason, Eilhu H. 2nd Lt. Georgia 1862 . . . — — Map (db m170773) WM
The Infirmary, also known as the poorhouse or simply "The Home," is one of the last county poorhouse sites in Ohio where nearly all of the original structures still stand. The main building, constructed in 1868 with outbuildings added over the . . . — — Map (db m29188) HM
A war they say was forgotten, and will pass with time, this memorial is dedicated,
to those brave soldiers, who were left behind. Their dedication to mankind,
they fought with no regrets. A tribute to all, So shall never forget. . . . — — Map (db m170768) WM
Wood County's best
of their generation.
In honor of
those who served in valor
and in memory of those who
were sacrificed in
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Welcome home.
Stephen Paul Shaner
Gary Glen Winter
Jesus Rosas Cruz . . . — — Map (db m170769) WM
"In memory and honor of all who served in World
War II. Ever protect the freedoms for which
they fought."
★ Robert Carson
★ Frank Sterling
★ Wayne Phillips
Harold Bronson
James Carson
Meluin Cammell . . . — — Map (db m170221) WM
In Memory of Lieut. Wilson W. Brown
Medal of Honor winner,
who is buried here.
He joined the famous Andrews Raid to wreck
Confederate supply lines. The raiders captured
a locomotive, "The General,” at Big Shanty,
Georgia, on April . . . — — Map (db m169621) HM
[Marker Front]:
In memory of Lieut. Wilson W. Brown, Medal of Honor winner, who is buried here. He joined the famous Andrews Raid to wreck Confederate supply lines. The raiders captured a locomotive, "The General," at Big Shanty, . . . — — Map (db m19083) HM
In the mid-70s, Toledoans Don and
Audrey Entenman took a Sunday
drive upriver and discovered a
"Victorian Jewel",
Grand Rapids, Ohio.
Over the next several decades, the
couple's love of history, restoration,
and an entrepreneurial vision . . . — — Map (db m170205) HM
This site is dedicated to Dominick Labino, 1910-1987, glass scientist, engineer, artist, and inventor. Credited with 57 patents, Mr. Labino invented pure silica fiber which was used in insulating tiles covering the space shuttle Columbia and the . . . — — Map (db m4026) HM
On this site in 1848, the Presbyterians and Methodists entered into a situation unique to Gilead, as Grand Rapids was then known, by jointly constructing a frame church for worship James Purdy, grantor, sold the lot for five dollars for religious . . . — — Map (db m169636) HM
This site, at the head of the Great Rapids of the Maumee, has been a major river crossing for centuries. The village was platted in 1833 as Gilead but was overshadowed by rival Providence during the canal era. In 1868 the name Grand Rapids was . . . — — Map (db m41973) HM
The town of Providence was born, thrived and died with the Miami & Erie Canal. It was platted in 1835 by French trader Peter Manor, swept by fire in 1846, ravaged by cholera in 1854, and finally unincorporated in 1928. Today, only the Irish . . . — — Map (db m28397) HM
Thomas Howard, aged 66, a Revolutionary War Veteran, arrived at the head of the great rapids of the Maumee from New York State in 1822. Three cabins were erected for his family and the families of his two sons Edward and Robert. The first death in . . . — — Map (db m4027) HM
Built by Azor Thurston (1861-1922), analytical chemist,
textbook author, and pharmacist, this 30 x 75 foot yellow brick
building served continuously as a pharmacy for 115 years, until
2011. The Thurston family lived upstairs.
The . . . — — Map (db m170074) HM
Born July 25, 1832, near Worthington, Ohio, John Alf Wilson lived at this site. At the age of 29, he enlisted in C. Company, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry under General O.M. Mitchell. General Mitchell consented to a dangerous mission led by John . . . — — Map (db m20412) HM
[North side of Marker]:Fort Miamis Reserve
“River tracts 46 and 47 in Township No. 1 United States Reserve” is the official description of the Miltonville location.
The “United States Reserve” was the . . . — — Map (db m25871) HM
In memory and honor of all
who served in World War II.
Who sacrificed their lives
to protect the freedoms
for which they fought.
Bainum, Frank C. Army Dec. 24, 1943
Baker, George E. Army Feb. 24, 1945
Baltz, Harold W. Army July . . . — — Map (db m170228) WM
Vietnam
Richard M. Gallant Marines June 10, 1971
Edward A. Heilman Army Oct. 16, 1968
Michael E. Moorhead Marines June 14, 1970
Frederick E. Nigh Marines Sept. 17, 1968
Richard H. Savieo Marines Aug. 25, 1970
Kenneth D. . . . — — Map (db m170227) WM
North Baltimore
Located in southern Wood County, the village of New Baltimore was founded in 1860, with the first plat of twenty-nine acres recorded by B.L. Peters in 1873. Official incorporation occurred February 7, 1876, with the name . . . — — Map (db m166522) HM
The North Baltimore Elementary and High School stood
at 124 S. Second St. and was dedicated November 11,
1927. The tan and brown brick building replaced a
school (built 1884) that a fire destroyed on January 26,
1926. The new school building, . . . — — Map (db m170222) HM
In honor of those
who gave their lives
during the Vietnam War
☆ Dale L. Speir Cpl. USMC 6-6-67
☆ Frederick M. Stemen Pfc USMC 2-9-68
☆ Kenneth D. Smith Sp4 USA 6-14-68 . . . — — Map (db m169623) WM
On this ground was established
In the year 1822
The first Presbyterian Mission
In the Maumee Valley
—————
Rev. Joseph Badger,
Missionary, 1805 - 1812.
Rev. Isaac Van Tassell,
Its first superintendent, . . . — — Map (db m42041) HM
In Memory of Captain Elihu H. Mason (1831-1896), second Medal of Honor winner, who is buried in this cemetery. In the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, Mr. Mason was on the celebrated Andrews Raid, April 12, 1862, when 18 union . . . — — Map (db m19086) HM
Completed in 1892 at the height of the region's oil boom, the Pemberville Town Hall followed a late-1800s municipal trend to house many civic functions under one roof. The fire station, jail, and council chambers occupied the ground level, while . . . — — Map (db m29189) HM
During the War of 1812, Northwestern Army Commander General William Henry Harrison led troops through northwest Ohio on the way to Detroit and Ft. Malden in Michigan. After the decimation of General James Winchester's division at Frenchtown (Monroe, . . . — — Map (db m20429) HM
[Front Side of Marker]:
The 17th Infantry, created by Congress in 1812 and formed with personnel from western states, was the only Regular Army regiment in General James Winchester's column of the Army of the Northwest's campaign to . . . — — Map (db m28203) HM
[Front Side of Marker]: "Amos Spafford"
In 1810, early settlers here were Major Amos Spafford (1753-1818), his wife Olive (1756-1823), and their children Samuel, Aurora , Chloe (Mrs. Almon Gibbs), and Anna (Mrs. Richard Craw). In 1796, . . . — — Map (db m28274) HM
[Front Side of Marker]: "Army Lodge No. 24 Free and Accepted Masons"
Settlers and soldiers moving west brought with them familiar institutions such as the Masonic Lodge. Here at Camp Meigs, military officers were authorized by Ohio . . . — — Map (db m28346) HM
Seven blockhouses were spaced irregularly along
the stockade wall. These blockhouses were intended
to function as defensive positions with at least one
cannon on the first floor and a platoon of men armed
with muskets and rifles stationed on the . . . — — Map (db m169767) HM
The original of this monument to Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813, was created in marble in 1860 by New York Sculptor William Walcutt for the City of Cleveland. When that City had the statues cast in bronze, . . . — — Map (db m29592) HM
Those guilty of misbehavior at Fort Meigs faced
a variety of punishments. Although whipping
was outlawed, soldiers could have their pay
stopped, be forced to do extra duties around
the camp, be chained in their tents, or be fed
bread and . . . — — Map (db m169764) HM
Scouting parties made up of Indians allied
with the British kept the fort under close
surveillance during the early spring of 1813.
In late April, British forces commanded by
Brig. Gen. Henry Proctor attacked Fort Meigs
with an army made up . . . — — Map (db m169738) HM
Small groups of British scouts appeared
opposite Fort Meigs on April 26, 1813. The
main body of British troops arrived two days
later. After constructing artillery batteries,
General Procter opened the siege on May 1.
Within Fort Meigs, the . . . — — Map (db m169771) HM
[Marker Front]:
Fort Meigs
1813
[Marker Reverse]:
In recognition of the services of the gallant men who defended their country on this spot. — — Map (db m19267) HM
Construction on Fort Meigs began in February 1813. Soldiers traveling to Fort Meigs passed through the Great Black Swamp, a nearly impenetrable morass 40 miles across and 120 miles wide south of the fort. The harsh winter weather and frontier . . . — — Map (db m42090) HM
Fort Meigs was built during the early days of the War of 1812. The United States began the conflict by declaring war against England in June 1812 to redress insults suffered on the high seas including the impressment of American sailors; to protect . . . — — Map (db m42062) HM
While Easterners were more concerned with diplomatic issues relating to Europe, the war west of the Appalachian Mountains took on a different character. The war in the West was a continuation of a long series of Indian wars dating back to the 1750s. . . . — — Map (db m42064) HM
The war in the West had gone poorly for the United States. In August 1812, Gen. William Hull surrendered Detroit and his entire army to the British. On January 22, 1813, a second United States army led by James Winchester was defeated at French Town . . . — — Map (db m42067) HM
American soldiers commanded by William Henry Harrison had been following Winchester with supplies and garrison troops. After learning of the French Town defeat, they fell back to the Portage River in Ohio. On February 1, 1813, Harrison advanced to . . . — — Map (db m42068) HM
Front Side
The village of Perrysburg was founded in 1816 and Wood County in 1820. In 1822 the town established a village cemetery and located it on the southwest corner of West Indiana at Cherry Streets. By 1848 it was full and a new . . . — — Map (db m67524) HM
Following the first siege, soldiers were
allowed to supplement their daily ration
by fishing in the river, foraging in the
surrounding forest, and even gardening.
Voices Of The Past
General Owens June 15th, 1813
"At Seven . . . — — Map (db m169702) HM
General William Henry Harrison, commander of the Army of the West, selected this site in February 1813, and on it erected Fort Meigs as a defense against the military operations of the English, with whom the United States was then at war.
On . . . — — Map (db m19271) HM
You are standing on "Corn Cob Hill" where corn was once shelled, weighed and and lowered in hopper cars into a grain elevator below, thence onto ships.
Under the bridge to the left is the foot of the rapids where non-native settlement started in . . . — — Map (db m29448) HM
For their early and long preservation
of these historic grounds, made sacred
by the burial here of soldier heroes
who died in defense of American liberty. — — Map (db m169670) HM WM
Traverses, or large mounds of earth thrown
up throughout the interior of the fort, were
originally 14 feet high and 20 feet wide
at their base. These earthworks were designed to
protect the defenders from incoming artillery fired
from . . . — — Map (db m169739) HM
This monument is dedicated in
honor of the brave men from
Kentucky who served at
Fort Meigs during the War
of 1812 and in memory of those
Kentuckian s killed and missing
in action on May 5th 1813
during the first siege.
It rarely occurs . . . — — Map (db m169700) WM
Wounded May 1, 1813, on the opening day of the siege of Fort Meigs. Died May 11 of tetanus; buried May 12 in front of the "Grand Battery" on the spot where he received the wound that caused his death.
A native of Connecticut, Major Stoddard . . . — — Map (db m29423) HM
Fort Meigs overlooks the rapids of the
Maumee River. By controlling this point,
the American army could deny the British
access to the rivers, control military roads
A south of the fort, and defend Ohio against
a Canadian . . . — — Map (db m169766) HM
This garden sits near one of three unmarked
cemeteries at Fort Meigs used during the War
of 1812. We hope that the garden's quiet and
solitude invite you to reflect on the lives and
sacrifices of the honored heroes here interred,
and upon the . . . — — Map (db m169669) HM
Built in 1847, during the Presidency of Polk, when Perrysburg was the County Seat, and used as the Jail and Infirmary until 1870. Continued to serve as the Perrysburg Jail until 1899, sold by the town in 1918. Acquired and restored by Mr. and Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m67525) HM
Top
Erected
to the memory of
the soldiers of
Pennsylvania who
fell at Fort Meigs
1813
Side 1
Pennsylvania commands taking part in
the conflict at Fort Meigs in 1813
Independent Battalion
Major John B. Alexander . . . — — Map (db m169781) WM
[West Side of Marker] : "Perrysburg"
Following the War of 1812, settlers reestablished the 1810 Maumee River town, Port Miami of Lake Erie, on the land below the deserted Fort Meigs. The inhabitants nicknamed the new town "Orleans of . . . — — Map (db m29579) HM
In August 1813, General Harrison began to prepare the army for
the invasion of Canada. Harrison ordered the large fort destroyed
and replaced by a small stockade approximately 50 yards square
and surrounded by a steep-sided ditch six feet deep . . . — — Map (db m169776) HM
Militia companies from Ohio and Kentucky would have been
responsible for protecting this portion of the stockade. All
the ground outside the wall would have been cleared of trees
and brush. Attackers who left the protection of the treeline . . . — — Map (db m169701) HM
Fort Meigs employed five artillery batteries
during the first siege and added a sixth
along the fort's west wall shortly after
the battle ended. The Grand Battery was
the largest artillery battery at Fort Meigs.
Voices From The . . . — — Map (db m169774) HM
When American Pioneers attempted to settle the area north and west of the Ohio River, following the Ordinance of 1787,the Indians aided by the British in Canada, fought valiantly and fiercely for their homes in the Ohio Country. It required the . . . — — Map (db m996) HM
[Front Side]: "The Maumee and Western Reserve Road"
Sandusky Street (U.S. Highway 20) is the former Maumee and Western Reserve Turnpike. Native American tribes northwest of the Ohio River ceded the right of way for this 46-mile road . . . — — Map (db m21930) HM
Ohio's
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on West Side :
Harrison's
March 1813
- - - - -
28
Miles to
Brady's
Island
Text on East Side :
Harrison's
March 1813
- - - - . . . — — Map (db m93477) HM
Ohio's
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on South Side :
Harrison-Hull-Tupper
1812 Marches 1813
- - - - -
6
Miles to
Dudley's
Massacre
Text on North Side : . . . — — Map (db m93456) HM
Ohio's
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on South Side :
Harrison-Hull-Tupper
1812 Marches 1813
- - - - -
½
Mile to
Fort
Meigs
<————
Text on North . . . — — Map (db m93521) HM
Ohio's
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on East Side :
Harrison's March - 1813
- - - - -
½
Mile to
Fort
Meigs
Text on West Side :
Harrison's March - 1813
- - - - - . . . — — Map (db m76976) HM
Ohio's
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on West Side :
Harrison's
March 1813
- - - - -
25
Miles to
Whittaker's
Reserve
Text on East Side :
Harrison's
March 1813
- - . . . — — Map (db m93495) HM
Virginia Brigade under the command of Brig. Gen. Joel Leftwich
James Adare
John Anderson
Stephen Archer
George Arnold
Isaac Bockover
Jacob Brewer
Patrick Burk
William Carder
Richard Carson
John Clutter . . . — — Map (db m169667) WM
Near this site stood the former Custer Homestead of Emanuel and Maria Custer from 1856-1865. For two years it was the boyhood home of Captain Tom Custer, younger brother of famed General George Armstrong Custer. At age 16, Tom misled a recruiter in . . . — — Map (db m20439) HM
Let us remember, appreciate, honor and thank all those who have, are now and will serve to keep us free.
We dedicate this memorial to the men and women who served our country, past, present and future.
POW★MIA
You are not . . . — — Map (db m169931) WM
April 29, 1843. Wood County's first Masonic Lodge formed and met at this site. February 18, 1921 Wood County Lodge #112 F & A.M. moved to 159 N. Main St. in Bowling Green, Ohio. — — Map (db m98844) HM
This park was established in
1955 through the efforts of
Russell "Bugsy” Herchelroth.
Improvements to the park are
from the Elmer L. and Hazel V.
Wirebaugh Memorial Gifts.
The original park board was:
John Tyson, Russell . . . — — Map (db m170414) HM
(Side 1)
25th Regt. O.V.I.
Algyre G. W Bigley J. Bigley O. + Carmon H. Chance J. C. Dubal V. Dufey P. Edgar S. Falor W. Gromtz S. Hale H. Heath M. Heminger C. Heminger S. Hess J. G. Hoffman C. . . . — — Map (db m170633) WM
1876 Perry Center 1946
(map on front, text on reverse)
When the state of Ohio was chartered, it mandated that every township set aside land for schools.The result was the classic one room schoolhouses that were built in the mid to last half of . . . — — Map (db m100786) HM
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