Village of Arcadia
side A Settled in 1833, Arcadia was one of the last permanent villages to be established in eastern Hancock County. Pioneers Ambrose, David, and Ephriam Peters laid out the farming village on the south edge of "Wild Cat . . . — — Map (db m94706) HM
In the month of May, 1831, a group of emigrants from the Odenwald region of Germany started on the 400 mile trip through Darmstadt and Kassel to Bremen, where they finally sailed for America in late July. They severed all ties that bound them to . . . — — Map (db m158918) HM
Village of Arlington
First a farming community, later a railroad
crossroads in southern Hancock County, Arlington
was one of the county's earliest settlements.
Gen. William Hull opened a trail into the area
during the War of 1812 as he . . . — — Map (db m93715) HM
Constructed in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration, the Riverside Park Bandshell represents some of the classic architecture of the day. Area craftsmen built special wooden concrete forms to shape the dome, making the acoustics near perfect . . . — — Map (db m147215) HM
United States of America
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
State of Ohio, Hancock County
Civil War
Bensinger, William Captain Georgia 1862
Porter, John R. 1st Lt. Georgia 1862
Scott, John M. Sergeant Georgia 1862
Vance, . . . — — Map (db m29178) HM
Elijah & Mellie
Jones House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of The Interior
c.1867
— — Map (db m159976) HM
Side A:
Findlay College was a joint venture of the Churches of God, General Conference, and the Village of Findlay. It was chartered on January 28, 1882, to provide a liberal arts education within a Christian context for all -- regardless . . . — — Map (db m29182) HM
George P. Jones Home
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of The Interior
1890
— — Map (db m159979) HM
Side A:
Hancock County was organized March, 1828, court being held in a log schoolhouse. In 1833, a frame courthouse was built. It served until 1840, when a brick structure went up on this site. During the oil and gas boom of the 1880's, the . . . — — Map (db m29175) HM
Indian Green This area of western Hancock County is a part of the Maumee River Watershed known as "Indian Green." Wyandot Indians chose this area for hunting and ceremonial grounds along the Blanchard River in the 1700s because it was next to . . . — — Map (db m93378) HM
Side A:
In spite of small numbers and being welcomed by the mostly white congregation of First Methodist Episcopal Church, African Americans in Findlay in the 1880s wanted to express their faith in ways that best reflected their freedoms and . . . — — Map (db m29179) HM
Oesterlen Well Site
The site of the natural gas well generally credited with the beginning of the "Gas Boom" in Hancock County is approximately 300 feet west of this marker. German physician, Dr. Charles Oesterlen drilled the well on his . . . — — Map (db m75156) HM
[West Side of Marker] : "Riverside Park"
One of the earliest and largest amusement parks in Northwest Ohio dedicated in 1906 on site of old waterworks. Trains brought visitors from as far away as Cleveland. 1907: Dance Pavilion and . . . — — Map (db m29569) HM
This historical bridge was built on this site in 1880. The bridge was named after
a local landowner and was built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton
Ohio. It was 120 feet long and 15 feet high, and was built 13 feet above . . . — — Map (db m158957) HM
[Marker Front]:
Early in the War of 1812, Gen. Wm. Hull, commander of Ohio troops, ordered Col.. James Findlay to open a road from Ft. McArthur on the Scioto River to Blanchard’s Fork. Under Findlay, a stockade 50 yards square, with a . . . — — Map (db m21576) HM
St. Michael Parish officially began as a station of the Tiffin St. Mary Parish in 1839. Masses were celebrated in the homes of John Engelmann and John Julien. The first church, built on the corner of West Hardin and Cory Streets in 1856, was . . . — — Map (db m146416) HM
In 1884, the first natural gas well was successfully drilled in Findlay, and when The Great Karg Well, then the largest in the world, was drilled in 1886, the boom was on. Many industries, especially glass, were attracted to Findlay, lured by free . . . — — Map (db m29174) HM
Side A: The Ohio Oil Company-Marathon Oil Company
Site of the first Findlay Field Office for what was to become a world-wide oil company, formerly locally owned and operated.
1887: The Ohio Oil Company was incorporated by five independent . . . — — Map (db m29180) HM
Side A:
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 prompted an expansion of the "Underground Railroad," and as the state spanning the shortest distance between the Ohio River and Canada, Ohio saw heavy traffic in escaping slaves in the decades before . . . — — Map (db m29176) HM
The University of Findlay
was founded as Findlay College
in 1882 by the
Churches of God, General Conference
and the City of Findlay
Old Main opened on September 1, 1886,
for the first classes.
125th Anniversary
The University . . . — — Map (db m29200) HM
Remember and honor the many sacrifices that have been made to defend the freedoms that form the foundations of our country.
Veterans Service Commission
Norman Willier
Roger Neff
Larry Kitchen
Russell Essinger
George Lehman
March 7, . . . — — Map (db m30452) WM
(side a)
Organization of the congregation began in 1848 under the Rev. George Van Eman, and a charter was granted in 1854. The oldest Presbyterian church building in continuous use in Hancock County, the sanctuary was constructed in . . . — — Map (db m157030) HM
Side A
(colored flag)
In
honor
of all who
served
(5 bronze service medallions)
Side B
major donors
Hancock County Veterans Assistance Center
Jack Harden & Sons Contracting Inc.
K & L Ready Mix
Ed Harden Excavating . . . — — Map (db m93663) WM
This frame church, architecturally typical of the rural churches built throughout Ohio in the latter nineteenth century, was constructed in 1885 during the pastorate of E.L.T. Engers. The first pastors were from the German Reformed tradition and . . . — — Map (db m93657) HM
Side A
The village was laid out on August 18, 1847, by Benjamin Todd, and consisted of 18 lots in Section 26 of Pleasant Township. Originally named Pleasantville, it was incorporated in 1858 and the name was changed in honor of Maj. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m93655) HM
[Marker Front]:
In Memory of
William Bensinger and John R. Porter
...who are buried here. They joined the famous Andrews Raid to wreck Confederate supply lines. The raiders captured a locomotive, "The General," at Big Shanty, . . . — — Map (db m20081) HM
In honor of
World War I and II Veterans
who nobly gave their lives
for the American cause
of liberty and justice
Mulford Butler Post No. 511
American Legion McComb, Ohio — — Map (db m93664) WM
Johnny Appleseed
(John Chapman)
(owned property and planted apple)
(trees in this community)
dedicated- September- 1966
Mt. Blanchard Garden Club &
Men’s Garden Club of Findlay — — Map (db m93928) HM
Side A
This village was founded in 1830 on the banks
of the Blanchard River by Asa M. Lake, son of
Asa Lake, veteran of the Revolution and War
of 1812 and first settler of Delaware Township.
The town and river are named for an . . . — — Map (db m93927) HM
Side A
(eagle logo)
(5 service medallions)
In gratitude to
all who’ve secured
our freedom
Side B
Peace
“lest we forget
those who served” — — Map (db m94063) WM
Front Side: Rawson and the Railroads
The original town plat of Rawson was filed on February 3, 1855, consisting of fifty-five lots in sections 13 and 14 of Union Township, Hancock County on the Frederick Keller and George J. Kelly . . . — — Map (db m67548) HM
Side A:
The Village of Van Buren was laid out December 28, 1833, by John Trout and George Ensminger on the boundary of Portage and Cass Townships. It was comprised of 53 lots surrounding a public square, and was named in honor of Martin Van . . . — — Map (db m29187) HM
7/8 mile west – site of
Fort Necessity
Erected in 1812 by Hull’s
army on its march north-
ward from Fort McArthur,
when incessant rains and
mud made further advance
impossible. — — Map (db m136824) HM
SIde A
Fort Necessity
A short distance to the northeast a small stockade and blockhouse were built on June 22, 1812 by order of General William Hull for his nearly 2000 man army on its Detroit expedition during the . . . — — Map (db m95496) HM
Birthplace and home of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Winner William Haliday Williams Company c 82nd Volunteer Infantry — — Map (db m159684) HM WM
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