Background
The idea to send a "Thank You” gift to the United States for the $40 million in food and other supplies sent
to France and Italy in 1947 came from a French railroad worker, and World War II veteran, named Andre
Picard. Donations . . . — — Map (db m196654) HM
Length: 39ft 10in
Gross Weight: 10,711 lbs
Warhead: High explosive / Nuclear
Maximum Effective Range: over 75 miles
Maximum Speed: 2707 mph
Maximum Altitude: 100,000ft
Development took place in: 1950 — — Map (db m196653) HM
On Fulton Street, 0 miles south of Rohde Drive, on the left when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m241052) HM
On Madison Street, on the right when traveling north.
As the county seat. Port Clinton is home to
the present Ottawa County Courthouse, completed on May 20, 1901 and listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Constructed in the Richardson Romanesque
style, the exterior of the . . . — — Map (db m224960) HM
On Madison Street, on the right when traveling north.
In Honor of All Who Served In The Armed Forces
Of The United States Of America
This memorial is dedicated
to the men and women
who served in the defense
of our great nation.
Dedicated June 14, 2018 — — Map (db m171472) HM
On Lawrence Road, on the right when traveling west.
In memory of
PFC. Frank J. Petrarca
Med. Co. 145th Inf.
Killed in action July 31, 1943 - New Georgia
Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
37th Division Veterans Association
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, . . . — — Map (db m241327) HM WM
On Monroe Street, on the left when traveling north.
In memory of our brave men of the Port Clinton 192nd Tank Co. who gave their lives with the fall of Bataan - 1942
Capt. Robert S. Sorensen •
Capt. Arthur V. Burholt •
Capt. Harold W. Collins
Sergt. Joseph W. Beard •
Sergt. . . . — — Map (db m241330) WM
On W. State Route 163, on the right when traveling west.
One of the earliest lighthouses on Lake Erie, Port Clinton's first lighthouse
was a forty-foot split-stone tower erected at mouth of the Portage River in
1833. A detached stone dwelling provided living quarters for the lighthouse
keeper and his . . . — — Map (db m171473) HM
On West Rose Lane east of Portage River Marina, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to those
who gave their lives
in the cause of freedom
Homer D. Gardner
Post 2480 V.F.W.
Port Clinton Post 113
American Legion
Perry Wargo
Chapter 29 D.A.V. — — Map (db m171846) WM
On Niagra at Davis, on the left when traveling north on Niagra.
The railroad has been vital to Camp Perry since it was established in 1906. Rail accessibility was a deciding factor in the site's selection when choosing locations for the Ohio National Guard rifle range. The area needed to be accessible from . . . — — Map (db m178686) HM
On Lawrence Road, on the right when traveling east.
In memory of
PFC. John N. Reese, Jr.
Co. B. 148th Inf.
Killed in action Feb. 5, 1945 - Manila
Awarded Congressional Medial of Honor
37th Division Veterans Association — — Map (db m196681) WM
On Lawrence Road, on the right when traveling west.
memory of
T/SGT. Cleto Rodriquez
Co. B. 148th Inf.
For outstanding valor Feb. 9, 1945
Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
37th Division Veterans Association
Rank and organization: Technical Sergeant (then Private), US . . . — — Map (db m196685) HM WM
On Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north.
St. Thomas
Episcopal Church
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
1896 — — Map (db m196688) HM
On Ohio Route 163, on the right when traveling east.
This Anchor was taken from
the wreck of the schooner
"Chicago Board of Tr de,"
built tn 1863, sunk in 1900 at
Niagara Reef.
The two cleats were taken
from the old convict ship,
"Success," built in 1790 and
burned near here in 1946.
. . . — — Map (db m196747) HM
On E. State Street, on the left when traveling east.
This memorial is in tribute
to all firefighters
and first responders
worldwide who have
answered their last call.
Here stands the original Port Clinton Fire Bell
which was cast in 1877. This Bell called to duty
the Firefighters and First . . . — — Map (db m196758) HM
On Adams Street at Adams Street, on the right when traveling east on Adams Street.
This millstone originally
located on the property of
Col. S. M. Lockwood on the
North Shore of Sandusky Bay
was used in the early process
of grinding gypsum, which was
first discovered in Ohio in 1821. — — Map (db m196687) HM
On Monroe Street, on the left when traveling north.
This star and eternal flame
is dedicated to the Gold Star
Mothers Organization and the
Sons of the area who lost their
lives in the service of their
country and to all men and women
who served their country in the armed
services. The flame is . . . — — Map (db m196715) WM
On Monroe Street, on the left when traveling north.
This podium and flag poles were donated by the Military Affairs Committee of Port Clinton in memory of our departed comrades who served our country. — — Map (db m241328) WM
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 m165786) HM
Near East State Road (County Road 8) at Gypsum Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1936, Milton Hersberger, an early barnstormer and accomplished aviator, purchased the first Ford Tri-Motor to be used for air service to the nearby Lake Erie Islands. Affectionately known as the "Tin Goose," the legendary all-metal Ford Tri-Motor . . . — — Map (db m177752) 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
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
