Historical Markers and War Memorials in Oregon, Ohio
Toledo is the county seat for Lucas County
Oregon is in Lucas County
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Near Seaman Road, 0.1 miles west of South Wynn Road, on the right when traveling east.
Dark, dense woods and lurking predators made the Great Black Swamp a challenge to settle. Probably the biggest obstacle was the waterlogged soil that made travel nearly impossible.
Roads were difficult to navigate because wagon wheels . . . — — Map (db m173453) HM
On Brown Trail just east of Pearson Park Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The earliest development of Pearson Park was completed by 200 men from the Civilian Conservation Corps. Begun in 1933 under the New Deal, the CCC hired unemployed young Americans to work for the government in reforestation, conservation and . . . — — Map (db m173487) HM
Near Seaman Road, 0.1 miles west of South Wynn Road, on the left when traveling west.
Did you know that a wetland can reduce the number of mosquitoes?
Mosquito eggs can lie dormant in soils for over a year then hatch with the least little
bit of rainwater. But a mosquito's predators need more water – the amounts found . . . — — Map (db m173455) HM
Near Pearson Park Drive east of Lallendorf Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
Pearson Metropark is one of the last remaining pieces of the Great Black Swamp, which once blanketed much of the region.The Johlin Cabin is a log home built in the swamp in 1867. Originally located about 1.5 miles from here on Corduroy . . . — — Map (db m173555) HM