The International Society of Arboriculture and the National Arborist Association jointly recognize this significant tree in this bicentennial year as having lived here during the American Revolutionary period 1776-1976 — — Map (db m199810) HM
Dedicated to those men and women of this community who served our country in times of peace and war and especially to those who gave their lives in that service. — — Map (db m199771) WM
On cupola above - symbol of Clyde
1882 Original preserved in Clyde Museum
Replaced 1987 by
Clyde
1787
Celebration
Funded by
People, Business & Industry of Clyde — — Map (db m199776) HM
Side A : "General James Birdseye McPherson"
James Birdseye McPherson was born in Hamer's Corners (now Clyde) on November 14, 1828. He left this house at age 13 to work in nearby Green Springs. He attended Norwalk Academy and West Point, where he . . . — — Map (db m31737) HM
Born Mar. 6, 1872
Killed in action on
Torpedo Boat Winslow
May 11, 1898
The first to be killed in
the service of U.S.
in the War with Spain — — Map (db m199811) HM WM
Dedicated to the memory of James Birdseye McPherson Born at Clyde, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1828, Graduated from West Point, 1853; Appoited Brevet Second Lieutenant of Engineers 1853; Appointed Captain Aug. 6, 1861; Served in the field at the opening of the . . . — — Map (db m20473) HM
Named for Major General James B. McPherson, buried here July 29, 1864. Here also are graves of George Burton Meek, U.S.N., first American serviceman killed in the War with Spain; Congressional Medal of Honor recipients Charles H. McCleary, Civil . . . — — Map (db m25926) HM
In memory of
Neal D. Fowler
Clyde Police Officer
July 20, 1889 - December 6, 1938
**** Killed in line of duty ****
As a law enforcement officer
my fundamental duty is to serve mankind
** To safeguard lives and property **
** Protect . . . — — Map (db m199772) HM
Travel in Northwest Ohio was not always as easy as it is today.
Once known as the Great Black Swamp, this area was almost
impassable. Early routes were simply logs laid down side-by-side
in the thick mud to form bone-jarring "corduroy roads". . . . — — Map (db m199770) HM
Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941), author of 27 works, gave up a successful business career in Elyria, Ohio, to concentrate on writing. Born in Camden, Anderson spent his formative years (1884-1895) in Clyde, and in 1919 he published his most notable . . . — — Map (db m175657) HM
Notable Statues and Markers Include:
1. General James B. McPherson, Highest
ranking Union officer to die in the Civil War
2. McPherson Family Graves
3. Jacob Daggett, Died 1836
Revolutionary War Veteran
4. Emma Anderson, Died 1895
Mother . . . — — Map (db m199806) HM
In memory of Donald F. Lahr Ohio Sgt. Co. 148 Infantry World War II PH Nov. 2, 1918 KIA Mar. 10, 1945
In memory of Louis P. Dunigan Ohio Pfc. Co. F 325 Infantry World War II PH Apr 19 1919 KIA Sept 27 1944
In memory of Robert W. Sultz Ohio . . . — — Map (db m199807) WM
