Somerset County, PA • New York, NY • Washington, DC
09.11.2001
A Day Not To Be Forgotten
In honor of all first responders that answered their final call. — — Map (db m191029) WM
3 miles east – site of
Fort Jennings
Built by Colonel William Jennings
in 1812, as one of the
posts along General Harrison’s
march to the confluence of
the Auglaize and the Maumee. — — Map (db m136591) HM
Dedicated to those who died in
the service of God and Country
World War I
Jacob P. Smith •
Peter Bendele •
Elmer Kalt •
John Pavel
World War II
Joseph Giesken •
Robert Fortener Jr. •
Robert Keljer Jr. •
Carl . . . — — Map (db m196172) WM
In memory of
Robert "Bob" L. Brinkman
7-1-1965 - 5-19-2008
Son of Ralph "Sparky” & Doris Brinkman
Husband of Tracy "Spencer” Brinkman
Father of Luke, Scott, Troy
Brother of Bonnie, Jay, Mary Kay, Kelly.
Graduate of Ottoville High . . . — — Map (db m196099) HM
Construction began July 1825, opening navigation between Cincinnati and Toledo, Ohio in 1845 and encouraging settlement in the Black Swamp.
Built in segments, the Canal extended 248.8 miles, joining the Ohio River and Lake Erie. The segment . . . — — Map (db m69005) HM
The Miami and Erie Canal was not an easy task, digging the route from the Ohio River to Lake Erie. The workers needed a way to lift the boats, up to 513 feet above the Ohio River and 395 feet above Lake Erie, and lower the boats that traveled the . . . — — Map (db m228988) HM
In the late 1810s Ohio governor Ethan Allen Brown realized how important canals were to the American Society and how it helped transport people and supplies over long distances. Brown went to the Ohio Legislature to convince them to create a . . . — — Map (db m228987) HM
