One of the oldest buildings in downtown district. It served as a boarding house for canal travelers.
Finerty Shoe Repair 1947-1985 — — Map (db m157984) HM
On North Perry Street (Ohio Route 108) north of West Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
Original site of the First National Bank until 1935
Community Bank, 1935-1970
Bancohio Corp., 1970-1985
Ohio Citizens Bank, 1985 — — Map (db m157975) HM
On West Riverview Ave (Ohio Route 424) west of Glenwood Avenue.
Front Text : "Civil War Camp Latty"
Camp Latty was located at the corner of Riverview and Glenwood Avenues in Napoleon, Ohio and included Glenwood Cemetery in its grounds. This camp was named for Judge Alexander S. Latty, a staunch supporter of . . . — — Map (db m54539) HM
On West Riverview Road (County Route 424) at West Front Street, on the right when traveling east on West Riverview Road.
The completion of the Miami and Erie Canal passing through Napoleon in 1843 provided a way to receive manufactured goods, export farm products, and power local mills. The early industries of Napoleon utilized the canal as a source of reliable water . . . — — Map (db m122324) HM
On North Perry Street (Ohio Route 108) south of East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
Henry County was organized in 1834 and Napoleon became the county seat in 1835. The first Court was held in a two-story log cabin located at the corner of Perry and Front Streets.
The first Courthouse was a plain two-story structure costing . . . — — Map (db m28489) HM
On Ohio Route 424 just south of County Road 15C, on the right when traveling north.
General Winchester leaving "Camp Starvation” (Camp #3) on January 1st of
1813, the army started towards the rapids of the Maumee. On January 3,
1813, Ellias Darnell's journal noted "it commenced snowing two days and
nights it was from 20 . . . — — Map (db m160266) HM