Near East Court Street east of North Prospect Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On North Main Street (Ohio Route 25) north of Bishop Road (County Route 208), on the right when traveling south.
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
Left plaque
When Benedict Arnold in the late days of the American Revolution ravaged the state of Connecticut he burned the farm houses along his route. In 1792 these farmers were given land grants in the "Firelands,"- Erie and Huron . . . — — Map (db m146192) HM
On North Dixie Highway (Ohio Route 25) at Middleton Pike (Ohio Route 582), on the right when traveling north on North Dixie Highway.
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 m137357) HM
Prior to 1885, a wooden building with rooms overlooking a hog pen had been used to house the insane patients. It was in such poor condition, however, that the infirmary director would not be responsible for anything that might happen to patients . . . — — Map (db m100756) HM
On Ridge Street, on the right when traveling west.
For 127 years, children from Bowling Green learned, laughed, and played on this site as students of the Ridge Street School.
Now dedicated to the outdoor enjoyment of area residents, Ridge Park will continue to be a place where new discoveries and . . . — — Map (db m100137) HM
On South Main Street (State Highway 25), on the right when traveling south.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 1987
Bowling Green was first platted in 1835. The Main Street Historic District represents the commercial buildings constructed around Bowling Green's brief "boom era" in the late 1800's . . . — — Map (db m116992) HM
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
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