The 17th Infantry, created by Congress in 1812 and formed with personnel from western states, was the only Regular Army regiment in General James Winchester's column of the Army of the Northwest's campaign to regain Detroit. During the War of . . . — — Map (db m28203) HM
History records that Jesuit missionaries from Quebec passed through this part
of northwest Ohio as early as 1751. A priest from Tiffin, Ohio visited
Perrysburg in 1839 and wrote that there was only one Catholic family living
near Perrysburg. . . . — — Map (db m175273) HM
The present church building is the second to serve the St. Rose Parish
community. By the early. 1880's the first church building (located at what is
now 80-84 Elm Street) had become inadequate for the growing St. Rose
congregation. In 1885 the . . . — — Map (db m175274) HM
This log house is possibly the oldest free standing wood home in Wood or Lucas
County. A Toledo newspaper article in the 1930's said that a pioneer named Woolfert, built the
cabin in 1803 or 1804. The Woolfert Cabin sat on the bluff overlooking . . . — — Map (db m185837) HM
[Front Side of Marker]: "Amos Spafford"
In 1810, early settlers here were Major Amos Spafford (1753-1818), his wife Olive (1756-1823), and their children Samuel, Aurora , Chloe (Mrs. Almon Gibbs), and Anna (Mrs. Richard Craw). In 1796, . . . — — Map (db m28274) HM
[Front Side of Marker]: "Army Lodge No. 24 Free and Accepted Masons"
Settlers and soldiers moving west brought with them familiar institutions such as the Masonic Lodge. Here at Camp Meigs, military officers were authorized by Ohio . . . — — Map (db m28346) HM
Seven blockhouses were spaced irregularly along
the stockade wall. These blockhouses were intended
to function as defensive positions with at least one
cannon on the first floor and a platoon of men armed
with muskets and rifles stationed on the . . . — — Map (db m169767) HM
Carriage Room (Bookcenter)
Once full of saddles, bridles, and horse
carriages, this room is now filled with
once-read books. The Once-Read Book
Center is open daily and is operated by
non-profit organizations. Through their
volunteer . . . — — Map (db m185811) HM
Laurie is from Tulsa, OK & has been a professional ceramic artist for over 25 years. Since 1994, she has been the ceramic teacher for the Holland Hall School in Tulsa. She holds a BFA & a MA from the University of Tulsa & has been an artist in . . . — — Map (db m185833) HM
The original of this monument to Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813, was created in marble in 1860 by New York Sculptor William Walcutt for the City of Cleveland. When that City had the statues cast in bronze, . . . — — Map (db m29592) HM
Did's Dig
Discover a 350 million year old
past in the silica shale fossil rock
pile. In your search you might
find fossils of clams, sea lilies,
corals, trilobites and bony fishes
including sharks! Take your
treasured find home!
. . . — — Map (db m185832) HM
Those guilty of misbehavior at Fort Meigs faced
a variety of punishments. Although whipping
was outlawed, soldiers could have their pay
stopped, be forced to do extra duties around
the camp, be chained in their tents, or be fed
bread and . . . — — Map (db m169764) HM
Scouting parties made up of Indians allied
with the British kept the fort under close
surveillance during the early spring of 1813.
In late April, British forces commanded by
Brig. Gen. Henry Proctor attacked Fort Meigs
with an army made up . . . — — Map (db m169738) HM
Small groups of British scouts appeared
opposite Fort Meigs on April 26, 1813. The
main body of British troops arrived two days
later. After constructing artillery batteries,
General Procter opened the siege on May 1.
Within Fort Meigs, the . . . — — Map (db m169771) HM
[Marker Front]:
Fort Meigs
1813
[Marker Reverse]:
In recognition of the services of the gallant men who defended their country on this spot. — — Map (db m19267) HM
Construction on Fort Meigs began in February 1813. Soldiers traveling to Fort Meigs passed through the Great Black Swamp, a nearly impenetrable morass 40 miles across and 120 miles wide south of the fort. The harsh winter weather and frontier . . . — — Map (db m42090) HM
Fort Meigs was built during the early days of the War of 1812. The United States began the conflict by declaring war against England in June 1812 to redress insults suffered on the high seas including the impressment of American sailors; to protect . . . — — Map (db m42062) HM
While Easterners were more concerned with diplomatic issues relating to Europe, the war west of the Appalachian Mountains took on a different character. The war in the West was a continuation of a long series of Indian wars dating back to the 1750s. . . . — — Map (db m42064) HM
The war in the West had gone poorly for the United States. In August 1812, Gen. William Hull surrendered Detroit and his entire army to the British. On January 22, 1813, a second United States army led by James Winchester was defeated at French Town . . . — — Map (db m42067) HM
American soldiers commanded by William Henry Harrison had been following Winchester with supplies and garrison troops. After learning of the French Town defeat, they fell back to the Portage River in Ohio. On February 1, 1813, Harrison advanced to . . . — — Map (db m42068) HM
The village of Perrysburg was founded in 1816 and Wood County in 1820. In 1822 the town established a village cemetery and located it on the southwest corner of West Indiana at Cherry Streets. By 1848 it was full and a new one was created on West . . . — — Map (db m67524) HM
Following the first siege, soldiers were
allowed to supplement their daily ration
by fishing in the river, foraging in the
surrounding forest, and even gardening.
Voices Of The Past
General Owens June 15th, 1813
"At Seven . . . — — Map (db m169702) HM
General William Henry Harrison, commander of the Army of the West, selected this site in February 1813, and on it erected Fort Meigs as a defense against the military operations of the English, with whom the United States was then at war.
On . . . — — Map (db m19271) HM
The monument is in tribute to and honors families who lost one or more loved ones serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
The first panel depicts their homeland Harford County and Havre de Grace Maryland of the United States of America. . . . — — Map (db m200270) WM
You are standing on "Corn Cob Hill" where corn was once shelled, weighed and and lowered in hopper cars into a grain elevator below, thence onto ships.
Under the bridge to the left is the foot of the rapids where non-native settlement started in . . . — — Map (db m29448) HM
The block you are viewing today, the north-
end of west 100 Louisiana Avenue, has had quite a varied past.
Businesses have come and gone since 1823 and some of the most interesting
are highlighted here. Note these photos are from different . . . — — Map (db m175364) HM
The block you are viewing today,
the northend of 200 Louisiana Avenue, has
had quite a varied past. Businesses have come and gone
since 1823 and some of the most interesting are highlighted
here. Note these photos are from different eras . . . — — Map (db m175415) HM
The block you are viewing today, the south
end of west 200 Louisiana Avenue, has had quite a varied past.
Businesses have come and gone since 1823 and some of the most interesting
are highlighted here. Note- these photos represent several . . . — — Map (db m175420) HM
The block you are viewing today, the south-end of east 200 Louisiana Avenue, has had quite a varied past.
Businesses have come and gone since 1823 and some of the most interesting
are highlighted here. Note these photos are from different eras . . . — — Map (db m175421) HM
Hosta Shade
Gardens
Planted by Black
Swamp Hosta and
Daylily Society, in
2005, these gardens
were designated
officially as an
organic American
Hosta Society
National Display
Garden. There are over 250 correctly identified hosta . . . — — Map (db m185829) HM
For their early and long preservation
of these historic grounds, made sacred
by the burial here of soldier heroes
who died in defense of American liberty. — — Map (db m169670) HM WM
Traverses, or large mounds of earth thrown
up throughout the interior of the fort, were
originally 14 feet high and 20 feet wide
at their base. These earthworks were designed to
protect the defenders from incoming artillery fired
from . . . — — Map (db m169739) HM
The first Muslim immigrants arrived in the 1900s from Syria and Lebanon. They established the Syrian American Muslim Society in the late 1930s. In 1954, the first Islamic Center was built on East Bancroft Street. By the late 60s and early 70s, the . . . — — Map (db m180818) HM
This monument is dedicated in
honor of the brave men from
Kentucky who served at
Fort Meigs during the War
of 1812 and in memory of those
Kentuckian s killed and missing
in action on May 5th 1813
during the first siege.
It rarely . . . — — Map (db m200359) WM
Wounded May 1, 1813, on the opening day of the siege of Fort Meigs. Died May 11 of tetanus; buried May 12 in front of the "Grand Battery" on the spot where he received the wound that caused his death.
A native of Connecticut, Major Stoddard . . . — — Map (db m29423) HM
Manabigama Wood Kiln
Constructed in 2010 by pottery students.
Manabigama means beautiful learning
kiln in Japanese. Wood fired pottery is
an ancient style of firing. The kiln is
available to The 577 Foundation pottery
students, . . . — — Map (db m185831) HM
Fort Meigs overlooks the rapids of the
Maumee River. By controlling this point,
the American army could deny the British
access to the rivers, control military roads
A south of the fort, and defend Ohio against
a Canadian . . . — — Map (db m169766) HM
This garden sits near one of three unmarked
cemeteries at Fort Meigs used during the War
of 1812. We hope that the garden's quiet and
solitude invite you to reflect on the lives and
sacrifices of the honored heroes here interred,
and upon the . . . — — Map (db m169669) HM
Built in 1847, during the Presidency of Polk, when Perrysburg was the County Seat, and used as the Jail and Infirmary until 1870. Continued to serve as the Perrysburg Jail until 1899, sold by the town in 1918. Acquired and restored by Mr. and Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m67525) HM
Top
Erected
to the memory of
the soldiers of
Pennsylvania who
fell at Fort Meigs
1813
Side 1
Pennsylvania commands taking part in
the conflict at Fort Meigs in 1813
Independent Battalion
Major John B. Alexander . . . — — Map (db m169781) WM
[West Side of Marker] : "Perrysburg"
Following the War of 1812, settlers reestablished the 1810 Maumee River town, Port Miami of Lake Erie, on the land below the deserted Fort Meigs. The inhabitants nicknamed the new town "Orleans of . . . — — Map (db m29579) HM
In memory of
the men of Perrysburg and vicinity
who answered the call of their
country in The World War
Adamson Floyd
Alwood Robert
Alwood William
Ames Cloys
Amon Eugene
Amon Paul
Bauman Raymond
Bayer Raymond . . . — — Map (db m173572) WM
In August 1813, General Harrison began to prepare the army for
the invasion of Canada. Harrison ordered the large fort destroyed
and replaced by a small stockade approximately 50 yards square
and surrounded by a steep-sided ditch six feet deep . . . — — Map (db m169776) HM
Militia companies from Ohio and Kentucky would have been
responsible for protecting this portion of the stockade. All
the ground outside the wall would have been cleared of trees
and brush. Attackers who left the protection of the treeline . . . — — Map (db m169701) HM
The Dairy (Bee Room)
A dairy farmer once lived here!
Remodeled in 2001, this room has
information on bees, birds, rocks,
trees, and picture collages of
Virginia Secor Stranahan. Check
out the indoor Honey Bee hive!
Watch as the bees . . . — — Map (db m185810) HM
What Is A BioDome:
The Biodome is a solar heated geodesic dome greenhouse. Designed to reduce fossil fuel use and promote local food production. It contains a variety of systems designed to regulate the climate inside the dome and recycle . . . — — Map (db m185835) HM
Fort Meigs employed five artillery batteries
during the first siege and added a sixth
along the fort's west wall shortly after
the battle ended. The Grand Battery was
the largest artillery battery at Fort Meigs.
Voices From The . . . — — Map (db m169774) HM
When American Pioneers attempted to settle the area north and west of the Ohio River, following the Ordinance of 1787,the Indians aided by the British in Canada, fought valiantly and fiercely for their homes in the Ohio Country. It required the . . . — — Map (db m996) HM
[Front Side]: "The Maumee and Western Reserve Road"
Sandusky Street (U.S. Highway 20) is the former Maumee and Western Reserve Turnpike. Native American tribes northwest of the Ohio River ceded the right of way for this 46-mile road . . . — — Map (db m21930) HM
The block you are viewing today
has had quite a varied past. Businesses have come and gone
since 1823 and some of the most interesting are highlighted here.
Note these photos are from different eras in the history of
Perrysburg, Ohio. The . . . — — Map (db m175363) HM
The block you are viewing today, the southern end of the west 100 block, has had quite a varied past. Businesses have come and gone since the early 1830s and some of the most interesting are highlighted here. Note these photos are from . . . — — Map (db m175365) HM
Statue of Commodore Perry
The statues of the 1812 naval war hero, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, and the midshipmen seulpted by William Walcutt were commissioned by the City of Cleveland in 1860. They were taken down in 1929, donated to . . . — — Map (db m175413) HM
The block you are viewing today, the north-
end of east 200 Louisiana Avenue, has had quite a varied past.
Businesses have come andgone since 1823 and some of the most interesting
are highlighted here. Note these photos are from different . . . — — Map (db m175416) HM
Ohio's
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on West Side :
Harrison's
March 1813
- - - - -
28
Miles to
Brady's
Island
Text on East Side :
Harrison's
March 1813
- - - - . . . — — Map (db m93477) HM
Ohio's
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on South Side :
Harrison-Hull-Tupper
1812 Marches 1813
- - - - -
6
Miles to
Dudley's
Massacre
Text on North Side : . . . — — Map (db m93456) HM
Ohio's
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on South Side :
Harrison-Hull-Tupper
1812 Marches 1813
- - - - -
½
Mile to
Fort
Meigs
<————
Text on North . . . — — Map (db m93521) HM
Ohio's
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on East Side :
Harrison's March - 1813
- - - - -
½
Mile to
Fort
Meigs
Text on West Side :
Harrison's March - 1813
- - - - - . . . — — Map (db m76976) HM
Virginia Brigade under the command of Brig. Gen. Joel Leftwich
James Adare
John Anderson
Stephen Archer
George Arnold
Isaac Bockover
Jacob Brewer
Patrick Burk
William Carder
Richard Carson
John Clutter . . . — — Map (db m169667) WM
Virginia's Garden
The interactive garden, developed
for children, was designed in 2002
by two staff members from
Northern California. "A space that
fosters a natural occurring
educational process within the
ever-curious child - no . . . — — Map (db m185812) HM
On April 6, 1919, the New Century Club planted three oak trees at Hood Park in memory of the three Perrysburg men who lost their lives in the Great War, now known as World
War I. These veterans were Millard Davenport, Frederick Yeager, and . . . — — Map (db m173579) HM
