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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Crawford County, Ohio
Adjacent to Crawford County, Ohio
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| On North Sandusky Avenue (Ohio Route 4) north of West Perry Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Samuel Norton, Albijence Bucklin, their families & Seth Holmes arrived at this historic site October 17, 1819. The first log residence was built 130 feet southwest of this monument. The Abel Carey Tannery was built on this site in the summer of . . . — — Map (db m155298) HM |
| On East Mansfield Street at North Walnut Street (Ohio Route 100), on the left when traveling east on East Mansfield Street. |
| | Legend
1. Col. Crawford's Retreat
2. Col. Crawford's March
3. Native Plains Area
4. Seccaium Indian Village
5. Indian Village
6. Knisley Springs Resort
7. Courthouse Yard — — Map (db m21178) HM |
| On East Mansfield Street at Washington Square, on the left when traveling east on East Mansfield Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m21193) HM |
| On South Sandusky Avenue at Washington Square, on the right when traveling north on South Sandusky Avenue. |
| | 1. The Window at the Far Left represents the present looking down on the park below, cell phone in hand, the persons portrayed stand ready to keep a watchful eye on the park. 2. The Agricultural Panel salutes Crawford County's largest . . . — — Map (db m155300) HM |
| On East Mansfield Street (U.S. 30) at Penn Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Mansfield Street. |
| | This monument, erected by lodge members and friends, is affectionately dedicated
to the memory of John Edward Hopley, 1850 - 1927, pioneer in Lincoln Highway development. First state consul for Ohio of the Lincoln Highway Association. In 1887 he . . . — — Map (db m135375) HM |
| On South Walnut Street (Ohio Route 19) north of East Rensselaer Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m155299) HM |
| On Ohio Route 19 0.3 miles east of Parcher Road (Local Route 43), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Fought in this locality against the
Indians.
By Crawford's retreating army
June 6, 1782. — — Map (db m21153) HM |
| On Old Route 30 the Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at West Mary Street, in the median on Old Route 30 the Lincoln Highway. |
| | Dedicated
to the memory of
Our Unknown Dead
November 11th 1921 — — Map (db m107130) WM |
| On Ohio Route 19, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On the banks on the Olentangy River, at the
bend where the stream turns southwest, is the
legendary site of Seccaium. This 17th century
village was located on the portage to the
Sandusky River, and was recognized by
Indians as a neutral ground . . . — — Map (db m80440) HM |
| On Marion Melmore Rd (County Route 1), on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Plains lay south and west of the Sandusky
River, bounded by the Olentangy River on the
east and Tymochtee Creek on the west. The local
black prairie soils mark the extent of the
grasslands, which were uncommon in the dense
eastern forests. . . . — — Map (db m94535) HM |
| On South Sandusky Street (Ohio Route 4), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Side A Runaway slaves used a web of routes through Crawford County, most going through the city of Bucyrus. Present-day State Route 98 to State Route 4, laid out in 1822 from Norton in northern Delaware County through Bucyrus to Sandusky in . . . — — Map (db m107079) HM |
| On Sandusky Avenue (Ohio Route 4) 0.2 miles north of Chatfield Center (Ohio Route 103), on the right when traveling north. |
| | For centuries this area was used by Indian
tribes as a hunting ground. Vast swamp forests
of elm, ash, beech, pin oak, and maple lay on all
sides. To the east, a large cranberry bog was
covered by water nost of the year. Indian
hunting camps on . . . — — Map (db m119771) HM |
| On North Seltzer Street at Union Street, on the right on North Seltzer Street. |
| | From 1942 until 1946, members of local churches and two railroad
auxiliaries operated a community-based free canteen for passing troops
on the platform of the Pennsylvania Railroad station. A grateful
region honored approximately 1.2 million of . . . — — Map (db m119779) HM |
| On Washington Street at Harding Way East (Ohio Route 61), on the right when traveling north on Washington Street. |
| | This Depot, dedicated on December 27, 1900, served as division headquarters for the Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati, and St. Louis railroad, commonly called the Big Four. Peak passenger usage occurred during and after World War I when 32 trains . . . — — Map (db m20370) HM |
| On Harding Way East (Ohio Route 61), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Dedicated in this bicentennial year
to the men and women who
served their country with honor
in all conflicts for freedom
Re-dedicated as “Flag Plaza” this 11th day of November 2006
by the Galion Veterans Memorial Commission . . . — — Map (db m20374) HM |
| On Ohio Route 309 at Crawford-Morrow County Line Road, on the left when traveling north on State Route 309. |
| | This cannon, formerly mounted on the U.S.S. Constitution “Old Ironsides” was obtained by the City of Galion from the Boston Navy Yards in 1934.
The Constitution, build in 1797, saw action in the Barbary Coast War and the War of . . . — — Map (db m19776) HM |
| On Leesville Road 0.4 miles east of Ohio Route 598, on the right when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m23559) HM |
| On East Main Street (Ohio Route 103) at Hill Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. |
| | Birthplace of the commercial poultry hatchery industry — — Map (db m159646) HM |
| On West Mansfield Street (Ohio Route 103) at Kibler Street (Ohio Route 602), on the left when traveling west on West Mansfield Street. |
| | The Village of New Washington
Nicknamed "Dutchtown" for the many German families that settled in this area, New Washington was platted in 1833 by George Washington Meyers, who arrived in Cranberry Township in 1826. Prominent Austrian . . . — — Map (db m94708) HM |
| On Ohio Route 602 north of Paris Street (Ohio Route 98), on the left when traveling north. |
| | In every war, the nation has used men from this community. This significant mound,
once covered with flowers, and now flags, is dedicated to the Nations dead,
which insures that no soldier is forgotten on Memorial Day.
Adam Link, one of the . . . — — Map (db m94790) WM |
| On Cox Road (County Route 176), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Long known to the Indians for the mineral spring water, this land was purchased in 1819 by Samuel Knisley. After 1880 it was developed as a resort area by Dr. Jerome Bland, who also established a cattle and horse breeding farm. In 1930 the land . . . — — Map (db m94709) HM |
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