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
This marker trail is dedicated to all those who have served their country from the American Revolution to this day. Please read more about these patriots by scanning the QR code below. — — Map (db m306329) WM
This marker trail is dedicated to all those who have served their country from the American Revolution to this day. Please read more about these patriots by scanning the QR code below. — — Map (db m306328) WM
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 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
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
Six British Royal Navy ships sailed across Lake Erie to battle US ships at Put-in-Bay. Their goal to take back control of supply routes across the lake in the War of 1812. With 19 guns, the HMS Detroit went up against the larger . . . — — Map (db m279516) 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
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Joseph (Josι) 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
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Jose DeRivera was born in Spain and became a successful businessman in New York City. In 1854, he purchased South Bass Island and five other islands for $44,000.00. He encouraged settlement on the island and . . . — — Map (db m279612) HM
Elizabeth Kuemmel was born on February 21, 1914, on Middle Bass Island. She became the first student from Middle Bass to complete a year at Put-in-Bay School and graduated in 1931 with a class size of five. She later married South Bass Islander . . . — — Map (db m280061) HM
The International Peace Memorial looms large on the island and surrounding waters of Lake Erie. But how does it compare to other memorials and monuments, both natural and man-made across the country? The International Peace Memorial is larger . . . — — Map (db m279593) HM
This tree is planted in honor of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' 75th Anniversary in 2024. The Division of Forestry, one of the oldest formal forestry programs in the nation, works to protect, sustainably manage, and expand Ohio's forested . . . — — Map (db m306399) HM
War Declared * June 18, 1812, United States declares war on the British for free trade, along with sailors rights and Indigenous Peoples rights on the frontier. * Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry arrives in Presque Isle, PA in March of . . . — — Map (db m280062) HM
Breaking Enemy Lines The Battle of Lake Erie took place around seven miles west of here. After spending two weeks training a hybrid crew of sailors and soldiers, Master Commandant Oliver H. Perry was ready. Perrys presence at Put-in-Bay . . . — — Map (db m280063) 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 m305398) HM
This life boat is from the Great Lakes Towing Companys Tug America, which was built in 1897 in Buffalo, New York. She was last known to be in Cleveland, Ohio in the late 1900s. — — Map (db m279613) HM
Right here on the morning of September 10, 1813, the Battle of Lake Erie was about to begin. The US Brig Lawrence raised her battle flag as the flotilla of nine ships sailed from Put-in-Bay. The American Commander, Oliver Hazard Perry, . . . — — Map (db m279614) HM
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
