The Mystery Stone
when the middle pier of the railroad
trestle spanning the Auglaize River
was replaced in the mid 1940’s
this sculpted stone was discovered as
part of it. The stone was subsequently
donated to the Village of Buckland by
the . . . — — Map (db m80773)
The Shawnee chief Na-Wa-Ba-She-Ka or White Feather resided here- in the town which was located on both sides of the Auglaize River. A North- South trail paralleled the river and ran through the town on the east bank. The same trail went through an . . . — — Map (db m74880) HM
Side A:
The Village of Cridersville was founded in 1856. With the discovery of oil in 1885 the village prospered and grew quickly. Its business district developed along Main Street in the first block east of the railroad. The Town Pond . . . — — Map (db m28668) HM
After Gen. William Hull's surrender at Detroit early in the War of 1812, most of Michigan Territory came under British and Indian control. To prevent a possible invasion of Ohio, Gen. William Henry Harrison, commander of the Northwestern Army, . . . — — Map (db m165760) HM
During the canal years of the 1850's a rivalry grew between Bill Jones and Jack Billings for the love of Minnie Warren. This became hatred by Bill because Minnie chose Jack. On a fall night in 1854, returning from a party, Minnie and Jack were . . . — — Map (db m80159) HM
Erected by grateful people to the memory of the pioneer
soldiers of Ohio and other states who fell in defense of their
homes from Indian depredations, and in twhe War of 1812.
Fort Amanda
Erected by order of General William H. . . . — — Map (db m167048) HM
The fort was built, maintained, operated and defended by both militia and regular army companies from primarily Kentucky and Ohio. The Kentuckians, made up of members of the militia, first built and manned the fort in 1812. The Ohioans came to . . . — — Map (db m167088) HM
Following the American Revolutionary War,
tensions remained high between the United
States and Great Britain. When France declared
war against Great Britain in 1793, the U. S. tried
to be neutral, continuing commerce with both.
At the same . . . — — Map (db m167017) HM
Along the River
Evidence suggests that General Wayne may have built a structure on
this site shortly after the Treaty of Greene Ville. A letter from Secretary
of State Thomas Pickering to the Committee of Military Establishments
in 1796 . . . — — Map (db m167041) HM
In Memory Of
The 75 Unknown American Soldiers
of the War of 1812
buried in this cemetery.
Death came to these Patriots ether while on duty
at For Amanda or while in the Fort Hospital to
which wounded were returned from the forward
area. . . . — — Map (db m167040) WM
Sick and Injured
Between 1812 and 1814, soldiers who had become
sick or sustained injuries in battles were brought back
to Fort Amanda. Some died from their injuries, while
others succumbed to germ-related maladies such as
dysentery, . . . — — Map (db m167039) HM
Fort Layout
Fort Amanda was enlarged again by the Ohio militia under
Captain Daniel Hosbrook. The finished fort measured 198
feet by 330 feet and covered an area of approximately
1.5 acres. The original portion included four . . . — — Map (db m167045) HM
Supply Depot
Fort Amanda was a supply depot. An inventory
of materials at the fort listed 400 barrels of flour,
20 barrels of biscuits, 45 barrels of salt, I10,000
pounds of bacon (55 tons) and 69 barrels of
whiskey (4,426 . . . — — Map (db m167046) HM
Fort Amanda and the surrounding area is built
atop a glacial moraine (soil, sand and gravel left
behind by glaciers). It is safe to say the area was
used throughout prehistory for short- and
long-term habitation. During the Archaic . . . — — Map (db m167018) HM
76 Troops
Captain Daniel Hosbrook's Company
Ohio Militia
(Formed in Hamilton County, Ohio)
Commandant - Daniel Kain •
Hosbrook, Daniel Captain •
Davis, Joseph Lieutenant •
Schillinger, William Ensign •
VanWinkle, David R. 1st . . . — — Map (db m167043) WM
In pious memory of all our cholera victims
over 300 especially of the year 1849
Eternal rest grant unto thee O Lord
Erected in 1937 — — Map (db m100145) HM
Francis J. Stallo is the founder of Stallostown, which was later named Minster. This is the site where Stallo owned and built his double wide log cabin. He, Along with John Feldman, John Surham, Frederick Rohenkuhl, and three unknown others made the . . . — — Map (db m102490) HM
In 1832, 97 Germans met in Cincinnati to purchase a section of land for settlement.
Designated leader Francis J. Stallo and six others set out from Cincinnati on foot, heading to the land office in Miami County.
They had $800 in silver coins, . . . — — Map (db m100247) HM
This large 2-story brick structure served as the only Minster movie house for over 60 years. It opened in 1933 and boasted a stage, orchestra pit, and seating for 611 patrons. The first show was an animated Mutt & Jeff short film. During the silent . . . — — Map (db m100142) HM
This was the site of the first Stallostown Mission Catholic Church in Minster, completed in 1835. The brick wall surrounding the gazebo is representative of the footprint, measuring approximately 40 feet wide and 60 feet long. It was 16 logs high . . . — — Map (db m100144) HM
J.H. Hoffmann constructed this
Queen Anne designed structure in
1892. The exterior is the classic
example of the 'corner drug store'.
The business is one of the oldest
continuous operating pharmacies
in the state of Ohio. Purchased in
1916 By . . . — — Map (db m167119) HM
Located at a prime site during the peak canal days, this building was constructed as a residence circa 1848 and later sold in 1864 for an unheard of price at that time -- $3500. — — Map (db m157995) HM
A typical New Bremen German-style structure built between 1879 and 1889, it was used as a combination home and retail business. The building was constructed on the corner property line to maximize the area for a vegetable garden and also features a . . . — — Map (db m157996) HM
Constructed in 1864, this is the oldest cast iron "bowstring girder" bridge in Ohio. Originally part of a three-span structure over the Auglaize River in Wapakoneta, the bridge was moved to Moulton Angle Road north of New Knoxville in 1904. In 1984, . . . — — Map (db m22947) HM
The Miami Erie Canal, built 1825-1845, 244.5 miles long, was a transporter of passengers and freight between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. This section is Loramie Summit., a 21 mile plateau of water retained by Lock 1-N (this marker) and Lock 1-S at . . . — — Map (db m22946) HM
Lockkeeper's House
The Lockkeeper's House was the residence of the Lockkeeper and his family. The Lockkeeper was on duty 24 hours a day, seven days per week, and was responsible for operating the lock as needed to move boats through the . . . — — Map (db m22781) HM
Locking Through
Lock One North is one of 105 locks used to raise and lower boats traveling between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. Large wooden gates were built at each end of the lock to hold water in the lock. A boat, pulled by a team of . . . — — Map (db m23062) HM
Dedicated to the citizens of New Bremen who served this community and country by the Village of New Bremen and American Legion Post 240 — — Map (db m167050) WM
In 1896 the New
Bremen volunteer fire
department was formed. A vote
was taken to construct a
building, and this lot was
purchased for the sum of $700.
A barn that stood on this site
was razed, and the new fire
station was dedicated in . . . — — Map (db m167117) HM
The Miami and Erie Canal, connecting the Ohio River with
Lake Erie, was the primary mode of transportation for
cargo in the mid to late 1800s. This allowed towns like
New Bremen to quickly grow and prosper. Local farm
boys, leading the family . . . — — Map (db m167049) HM
This home has been restored from logs and the floor plan of the second oldest cabin in Mercer County. It is an example of a shelter the earliest settlers used in the 1830's. At the first sign of spring, a German immigrant family would move north . . . — — Map (db m100741) HM
The Miami & Erie Canal and New Bremen
Begun in 1833, the Miami Extension linked the Miami Canal in Dayton to the Wabash & Erie Canal at Junction. Engineering difficulties, epidemics and the Panic of 1837 delayed completion of the Extension . . . — — Map (db m20023) HM
This memorial is dedicated to all who have made this 150th year celebration possible.
The Old Town Hall
On Jan. 18, 1897, the town council declared it necessary to construct a public hall for the fire dept., and offices. On June 17, 1897, bids . . . — — Map (db m216622) HM
Side 1 The history of New Knoxville provides one of the best examples of chain migration to America. After the Shawnee were removed from what would become Auglaize County, James Knox Lytle, cousin to James Knox Polk, purchased land in . . . — — Map (db m92310) HM
Blackhoof: Born in Florida about 1721. Arriving in this vicinity 1783 - Surnames: Cut-The-We-Ka-Saw or Catahecassa - Principal Chief of Shawnee Indian Nation - erected here in 1822. In a clearing of the vast forest a two story 18'x24' log house - . . . — — Map (db m29631) HM
Nearby sleeps Chief (Blackhoof) Catahecassa, last principle chief of the Shawnees prior to their removal to Kansas in 1832. This was Blackhoofs town where he lived and died in Sept. 1831, at the age of 109. He fought with the French against Braddock . . . — — Map (db m16971) HM
Broadwell Mill On this site a mill was constructed using a mill race for power. Destruction of the mill race by the 1913 flood ended operation. — — Map (db m98845) HM
Erected here in 1795 by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, probably after the signing of the Greenville Treaty, on land ceded by the Indians. This area was also the site of the signing of the Treaty of St. Marys in 1818 (the Indian campsites being to the . . . — — Map (db m19855) HM
During 1986, farmers in the New Knoxville and St. Marys area offered
assistance to farmers in South Central North Carolina by sending 17 tractor-trailer loads of hay to feed farm animals in the drought stricken area. The hay
ended up helping 111 . . . — — Map (db m167250) HM
The wicket gate displayed here is one of three gates manufactured by
St Marys Foundry, Inc.
for the Lock 13 rehabilitation project, completed in 2010. Two gates were installed in the bottom of the north lock doors to maintain hydraulic . . . — — Map (db m185607) HM
Established in 1823, the pioneer settlement of St. Marys became a thriving 19th century milling center following completion of the Miami & Erie Canal in 1845. The Reservoir Mill, built by Scott, Linzee & Co. in 1847, led this period of industrial . . . — — Map (db m185830) HM
To the right is the Saint Marys River. This waterway was used by the Indians for generations as a route to hunting grounds in Kentucky. French, and later English traders traversed its course with trade goods in exchange for furs. James Girty, a . . . — — Map (db m30258) HM
In this park, over 60 years ago, stood a memorial stating, "Serving
Our Country", dedicated to those from this area in the time of war.
May we never forget the debt we owe to those who have served and to
those who continue to serve our country. . . . — — Map (db m167249) HM
To the left is the "Short Level" of the Miami and Erie Canal. The canal extension from Dayton to Toledo was completed in 1837. Linking the Great Lakes to the Ohio River. Travel took only five days to Toledo and six days to Cincinnati. The canal . . . — — Map (db m29673) HM
“Transportation,” Murray seemed to be talking to himself, “transportation you gotta have. No use raisin’ a thousand bushels of wheat if you gotta carry it on your back two bushels at a time all the way to Dayton or Cincinnati to sell it. . . . — — Map (db m185606) HM
Uniopolis Town Hall has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m178544) HM
Grand Lake Saint Marys, originally Mercer County reservoir was worlds largest man made lake when constructed in 1837-1841 Water supply for Miami-erie Canal from here to the Maumee River at Defiance - 17603 acres. in 1856 lake level lowered 5.4 . . . — — Map (db m165762) HM
Apollo Command Module Mock-up
The command module carried the three astronauts to the moon and back during the Apollo missions 1969-1972. The spacecraft is 10 ft. 7 in. tall and 12 ft. 10 in. diameter. It weighed 13,000 lbs.
Gemini . . . — — Map (db m20930) HM
These Trees Honoring the
Bicentennials of the Northwest Ordinance
and the U.S. Constitution
were Sponsored by Ohio's:
Dept. of Natural Resources
Nurserymen's Association
Daughters of the American Revolution
1787-1987 — — Map (db m196058) WM
United States of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients State of Ohio, Auglaize County Civil War
Cpl Christian Schnell Mississippi 1863 — — Map (db m12416) WM
The Dayton and Michigan Railroad provided the single most important impetus to the growth and development of Wapakoneta. Although Wapakoneta had been platted in 1833, at the time of incorporation (1848), "the town was still without any material . . . — — Map (db m12406) HM
Dudley Nichols was born in Wapakoneta in 1895, the son of Dr. Grant and Mary Mean Nichols. He spent his childhood in a home on this site and graduated from Blume High School before leaving Ohio. After working as a journalist in new York City, he . . . — — Map (db m92116) HM
This Douglas F5D Skylancer was one of four originally constructed, and is the only example still in existence. It was flown by Neil A. Armstrong from September 1960 to September 1962 to simulate the flight characteristics of the space vehicle . . . — — Map (db m20920) HM
Neil was born on his grandparents' farm
southwest of town on August 5, 1930.
After living in more than a dozen communities
across Ohio, the Armstrong family settled
permanently in Wapakoneta in April 1944,
when Neil was a freshman in high . . . — — Map (db m221608) HM
Side A Stephen and Viola Armstrong moved their family, including 13-year-old Neil and his younger siblings, June and Dean, to the house at 601 West Benton Street in 1944. Here, Neil explored his fascination with flying by reading aviation . . . — — Map (db m126824) HM
Dr. George W. Holbrook, "Father of Auglaize County",
was awarded the contract to construct this
building at the cost of $3950.00 erected simultaneously
with the first courthouse (which stood north of this
site). It was completed in January . . . — — Map (db m196057) HM
Site of St. Marys – Wapakoneta plank road built 1850- 1852 of Burr
and White Oak timber 3 to 5 ft in diam. cut and milled at Moulton
financed by Wapakoneta – St Marys businessmen who charged toll
for profit and maintenance. Replaced . . . — — Map (db m77612) HM
Saints Peter and Paul Church, Petersburg (1835), was the mother
church for St. Joseph, Wapakoneta; St. John the Evangelist, Fryburg;
St. Lawrence, Rhine; and Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception,
Botkins. All were founded by German-Catholic . . . — — Map (db m119322) HM
began his professional life as a tinsmith, but, by 1880 had established a "general loan, insurance, and collections business," later considered a private bank.
The building is Wapakoneta's only example of the Art Nouveau Style — — Map (db m221607) HM
The
The John H. Nichols House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m196055) HM
Side A:
The Shannon Stock Company, also known as Shannon's Famous Players, was a traveling theatre company based in Wapakoneta from 1913 until the Great Depression. Founded by Harry Shannon, the group included his wife Adelaide, their . . . — — Map (db m29924) HM
This monument was erected in respect of Veterans of all wars. Let this monument be a reminder that military personnel of past and future gave their lives in order to protect the many freedoms we have as American citizens. — — Map (db m178580) WM
By the Treaties at the Maumee Rapids in 1817, and 1818 at St. Mary’s, the Shawnee Indians were given a reservation of ten miles by twelve miles. This being the eastern boundary line. Indian Towns within this area were Blackhoof’s (now St. Johns), . . . — — Map (db m75195) HM
Erected by the
Disabled American Veterans
Chapter 73
Wapakoneta, Ohio
to their departed comrades
and in memory of
all veterans of all wars — — Map (db m12414) WM
Plaque # 1 The Shawnee Indians were driven from
the southern United States in the late 17th
and early 18th centuries by white settlers
and Catawba, Cherokee and Chickasaw
Nations. the Shawnee were given permission
by the Miamis and . . . — — Map (db m86526) HM
Wapakoneta Woman's Club, Inc.
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m196056) HM
On the headwaters of
the Auglaize River
The watershed of Three Rivers
originates within a
distance of 1/2 mile from this
point
West- Miami
East- Scioto
North-Auglaize — — Map (db m76609)
This is the former site of a one room school house that was established in 1882. It later became known as the Manchester School. — — Map (db m101810) HM
This is where the river starts and flowing southeast past Columbus, Circleville, and Chillicothe, joining the Ohio River at Portsmouth after a course of some 230 miles. — — Map (db m76598)
Chair of Honor
Let this empty chair serve as a memorial to those who served in the military but have not returned home to us.
They are Prisoners of War (POW)
and Missing in Action (MIA)
America will forever be grateful for their . . . — — Map (db m210461) WM
