Wood County. Formed in 1798 from Kanawha and Harrison. Named for James Wood, governor of Virginia. Blennerhassett Island, scene of the Burr-Blennerhassett plot to establish a colony in southwestern territory, is an important historic landmark. . . . — — Map (db m209224) HM
Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge
The Lima and Toledo Traction Company Bridge was construted in 1907 by the National Bridge Company of Indianapolis, and it was considered to be a revolutionary type of bridge construction. The Old Electric . . . — — Map (db m30799) HM
"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
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
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
In 1885, 800 feet north of this marker, Benjamin Faurot struck oil after drilling into the Trenton Rock Limestone formation at a depth of 1,251 feet. This event marked the beginning of the great Oil Boom of northwest Ohio. The ensuing rush brought . . . — — Map (db m22931) 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
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
Civil War
Brown, Wilson, W. Co. F, 21st Ohio Infantry, Private, Army. Born; December 25, 1837 in Logan County, Ohio. Entered service in Wood County, Ohio. Died; December 25th, 1916, in Toledo, Ohio. Buried at New Belleville Ridge Cemetery, . . . — — Map (db m160385) WM
The Long-Judson Parker pony truss bridge was designed by R. M. Strohl of Clague and Strohl Company, Bowling Green, Ohio and built by the Elkhart Bridge & Iron Company of Elkhart, Indiana in 1916. It carried Wood County's Township Road 79A . . . — — Map (db m185134) 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
Fort Boreman is the site of a Civil War fort, located on what had been called Mount Logan, overlooking the valley formed by the confluence of the Little Kanawha and Ohio Rivers at Parkersburg. Built by Union troops in 1863 to protect the . . . — — Map (db m189777) HM
Underground Railroad Crossings
Underground Railroad crossings, agents, and conductors were common along the Ohio River between Washington County, Ohio and Wood County, Virginia. At Constitution, six miles upriver from Belpre, Judge Ephraim . . . — — Map (db m20130) HM
A Natural Highway
Long before roads, the Maumee River served as a vital travel and trade route for Native peoples, French traders, and early settlers. Its winding course through dense forests and open plains provided both a guide and a . . . — — Map (db m282236) HM
As the country emerged from the final days of the Civil War in 1865, Bowling Green was already actively engaged in draining the Great Black Swamp. Early Wood County settlers dreaded making the journey across the swamp to conduct legal and . . . — — Map (db m252938) HM
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 was the home of George Washington Henderson, a prominent Wood County resident, slaveholder, and participant in the West Virginia statehood movement during the Civil War. Henderson served as a member of the county’s contingent to the convention . . . — — Map (db m73513) HM
Thurstin/Hood Home
Deck Hanneman Funeral Home
Alfred Thurstin, one of Bowling Green's earliest settlers, arrived here in 1833 from New York when this area was nothing but unsettled, snake-infested, swampy wilderness. He purchased 109 . . . — — Map (db m252196) HM
East Side of Marker:
"John Pray - Founder of Waterville, Ohio"
Born in Rhode Island, John Pray (1783-1872) moved to the Maumee River Valley from New York shortly after serving in the War of 1812 and completing a . . . — — Map (db m30795) HM
Named for John Paulding, a Revolutionary War soldier whose capture of a British spy implicated Benedict Arnold in treason, Paulding County was formed in 1820 from the last remaining unorganized area of Ohio. Sparsely settled, it remained under the . . . — — Map (db m69009) HM
Welcome
Mountwood Park's 2,600 acres of public land in Wood County, West Virginia, offer visitors many ways to explore, learn about, and enjoy this park's natural resources and history. Mountwood sits on much of the . . . — — Map (db m302379) HM
Ohio Named for the river, called by the Iroquois the "Beautiful River." Visited by LaSalle in 1769-1770. Once part of the Northwest Territory. Settled at Marietta, 1788. Admitted to the Union, 1803. Home of 8 United States Presidents. West . . . — — Map (db m73515) HM
By Gayleen Gindy
In my last article we finished the histories about our downtown Main Street buildings and businesses, ending with today's Key Bank building, located on the northeast corner of Main and Monroe streets.
Now I would like to tell . . . — — Map (db m293058) HM
Connecting Communities
The Chessie Circle, once a heavily traversed railway, will once again become a major community connector as a multi-purpose trail. Reflective of Toledo's rich industrial heritage 10 rail companies worked together . . . — — Map (db m204565) HM
Through the forest to the east may still be seen the original trail of Hull’s army in June 1812, enroute to Detroit. Some of the corduroy timbers are still buried along the route. — — Map (db m283557) HM
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 one was created on West . . . — — Map (db m67524) HM
Pfost-Greene Murders. On November 3, 1897, John Morgan murdered Chloe Greene and two of her three children, James Greene and Matilda Pfost. Daughter Alice Pfost managed to escape despite being wounded during the attack. G.W. Shamblen captured . . . — — Map (db m124858) HM
The prominent known locally as Fort Boreman Hill encompasses almost 250 acres. However, the actual site of Fort Boreman, its gun stations, powder magazine, and winter quarters, utilized only a small portion of the hill.
The same natural . . . — — Map (db m73618) HM
The prominence known locally as Fort Boreman Hill encompasses almost 250 acres. However, the actual site of Fort Boreman, its gun stations, powder magazine, and winter quarters, utilized only a small portion of the hill.
The same natural . . . — — Map (db m189928) HM
Blacksmith Shop
Inside, this functional blacksmith shop periodically provides
educational demonstrations using a working forge and early 20th
century tools. The building was once owned by the Asmus family
as a granary, or storage building . . . — — Map (db m185795) 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
This memorial commemorates the sacrifice of service members from Wood County, Ohio who died while serving our country outside an active combat zone
Robert R. Dimick •
Dale Ruswinkle •
Mathew A. Schaller •
Gordon L. Essinger •
John H. . . . — — Map (db m193390) WM
1991-94In 1991, 4-H Camp Palmer received accreditation by The American Camp Association.
The turning point and vision for 4-H Camp Palmer came in 1993 when the camp became more closely affiliated with the . . . — — Map (db m161168) HM
City Building, Police Department, Fire Department
At the western edge of the Main Street Historic District - placed in the National Register of Historic Places on Novem- ber 28, 1980 and locally designated on June 21, 2022 is the stately . . . — — Map (db m252177) HM
The Ohio State Board of Charities educated infirmary
superintendents on the dangers of fire and strongly
suggested the installation of steam heat instead of wood-
burning fireplaces. Initially, the Wood County Infirmary
benefitted from the . . . — — Map (db m185788) HM
1833
After Bowling Green's found in 1833, the area was only accessible by foot or on horseback through the Black Swamp. The painting above ("Horses and Wagon Mired in Mud") is a depiction of life in the Great Black Swamp as illustrated by . . . — — Map (db m252182) HM
The dispensation of public charity required Ohio counties
to manage a large farm in order to establish financial
independence from the local taxpayer. On May 3, 1892, Wood
County Commissioners recognized the need for a larger
barn on infirmary . . . — — Map (db m185782) HM
Southwest Block
Southwest of the intersection of S. Main St. and W. Wooster St. stand three commercial buildings that are placed in the National Register of Historic Places (1980) as contributing to the Main Street Historic District. They . . . — — Map (db m252766) HM
All buildings on the northwest block of N. Main St. and described here are part of the Main Street Historic District, placed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1980.
Through the decades, residents have found . . . — — Map (db m252939) HM
Drilling a well for suitable drinking
water was perhaps the single most
difficult task for the managers of the
infirmary. On August 29, 1884, male
infirmary workers drilled a 242-foot
well looking for water, but instead
discovered natural gas. . . . — — Map (db m185789) HM
In or near the Main Street Historic District, which was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, there are several church buildings of historical and architectural significance, representing a variety of religious . . . — — Map (db m252176) HM
The language used to describe those considered mentally ill in the
1800s included words like lunatic, idiotic, insane, or epileptic. Modern
interpretation of mental illness requires placing labels in historical
context or understanding the . . . — — Map (db m185780) HM
Although the state of Ohio authorized county funds be set aside
for the maintenance of the poor in 1816, it was not until June 3,
1863, when the Board of Wood County Commissioners selected a
site to build an infirmary farm. Decisions about . . . — — Map (db m185778) HM
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
[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
Chicken Coop
Originally constructed in 1873, the chicken
coop was an essential part of daily life at the
infirmary. This chicken coop was one of two
poultry buildings, but the smaller coop is no
longer standing. German immigrant John . . . — — Map (db m185786) HM
The Ohio State Board of Charities instructed
county infirmaries to set aside a portion
of land for a pauper cemetery. In 2019,
the Wood County Museum dedicated a
monument noting 252 confirmed burials in
the Wood County Home Cemetery.
. . . — — Map (db m185783) HM
The block you are viewing today, the south
end of west 200 Louisiana Avenue, has had quite a varied past.
Businesses have come and gone since 1823 and some of the most interesting
are highlighted here. Note - these photos represent several . . . — — Map (db m175420) HM
The block you are viewing today, the north-
end of west 100 Louisiana Avenue, has had quite a varied past.
Businesses have come and gone since 1823 and some of the most interesting
are highlighted here. Note these photos are from different . . . — — Map (db m175364) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
