On W. Canal Street, on the right when traveling north.
Somerset County, PA • New York, NY • Washington, DC
09.11.2001
A Day Not To Be Forgotten
In honor of all first responders that answered their final call. — — Map (db m191029) WM
Near Park Drive north of West 3rd Street (U.S. 224), on the right when traveling south.
The Miami and Erie Canal was not an easy task, digging the route from the Ohio River to Lake Erie. The workers needed a way to lift the boats, up to 513 feet above the Ohio River and 395 feet above Lake Erie, and lower the boats that traveled the . . . — — Map (db m228988) HM
On 3rd Street (Ohio Route 189) at Wayne Street ( Route 66), on the left when traveling south on 3rd Street. Reported missing.
3 miles east – site of
Fort Jennings
Built by Colonel William Jennings
in 1812, as one of the
posts along General Harrison’s
march to the confluence of
the Auglaize and the Maumee. — — Map (db m136591) HM
On East 3rd Street (Ohio Route 189) just east of Franklin Street, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to those who died in
the service of God and Country
World War I
Jacob P. Smith •
Peter Bendele •
Elmer Kalt •
John Pavel
World War II
Joseph Giesken •
Robert Fortener Jr. •
Robert Keljer Jr. •
Carl . . . — — Map (db m196172) WM
On E. Main Street east of W. Canal Street, on the left when traveling east.
Construction began July 1825, opening navigation between Cincinnati and Toledo, Ohio in 1845 and encouraging settlement in the Black Swamp.
Built in segments, the Canal extended 248.8 miles, joining the Ohio River and Lake Erie. The segment . . . — — Map (db m69005) HM
On Park Drive north of 3rd Street ( Route 66), on the right when traveling south.
In the late 1810s Ohio governor Ethan Allen Brown realized how important canals were to the American Society and how it helped transport people and supplies over long distances. Brown went to the Ohio Legislature to convince them to create a . . . — — Map (db m228987) HM
On Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
In memory of
Robert "Bob" L. Brinkman
7-1-1965 - 5-19-2008
Son of Ralph "Sparky” & Doris Brinkman
Husband of Tracy "Spencer” Brinkman
Father of Luke, Scott, Troy
Brother of Bonnie, Jay, Mary Kay, Kelly.
Graduate of Ottoville High . . . — — Map (db m196099) HM
