Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rockford, Ohio
Celina is the county seat for Mercer County
Rockford is in Mercer County
Mercer County(129) ► ADJACENT TO MERCER COUNTY Auglaize County(222) ► Darke County(90) ► Shelby County(60) ► Van Wert County(78) ► Adams County, Indiana(29) ► Jay County, Indiana(20) ►
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On West Bridge Street (U.S. 33) just east of North Jay Street, on the left when traveling east.
Whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to the "United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life."
Their sacrifice . . . — — Map (db m191015) WM
On West Bridge Street (U.S. 33) at North Jay Street, on the right when traveling west on West Bridge Street.
(left marker)
Erected by Citizens
of this community
as a tribute
to all veterans
Lest we forget
(right marker)
This historic site was:
ages old Indian village,
camp, and river crossing
for armies of Celeron, . . . — — Map (db m44019) HM
Near Front Street near North Oak Street. Reported permanently removed.
Anthony Shane, born Antoine Chene (meaning oak in French) sometime between 1760 and 1770 to a French Canadian father and Ottawa Indian mother, grew up among the Shawnee tribes on their lands in Ohio. He hunted and fished the St. Marys River with . . . — — Map (db m191003) HM
On Front Street at North Oak Street, on the right when traveling west on Front Street.
Donated By Owen E. Weaver, a lifetime resident and farmer in Mercer County. Plow was also used by his father, Chester L. Weaver. — — Map (db m191013) HM
On West Bridge Street (U.S. 33) just east of North Jay Street, on the left when traveling east.
On August 1, 1907, the Air Force of the U. S. Signal Corps, a branch of the Army, consisted of three men.
The division's initial aircraft consisted of kite balloons, before acquiring its first official airplane from the Wright Brothers.
. . . — — Map (db m191020) WM
On West Bridge Street (U.S. 33) just east of North Jay Street, on the left when traveling east.
On June 14, 1775, the Second
Continental Congress formed
the army by patching together
various amateur militia as a means
for the thirteen unified American
colonies to fight the British forces.
The army is the oldest military
force of the . . . — — Map (db m191021) HM WM
On West Bridge Street (Route 33) east of North Jay Street, on the left when traveling east.
On August 4, 1790, the coast guard
was constructed with ten "cutters"
to enforce federal tariff and trade
laws, prevent smuggling, and to protect
the collection of federal revenue.
The coast guard served as the nation's
only armed force . . . — — Map (db m191019) HM WM
On West Bridge Street (U.S. 33) just east of North Jay Street, on the left when traveling east.
On November 10, 1775, the continental
marines were established to conduct
ship-to-ship fighting, provide shipboard
security and discipline enforcement,
and assist in landing forces.
Conducting expeditionary and amphibious
operations, . . . — — Map (db m191018) HM WM
On West Bridge Street (U.S. 33) just east of North Jay Street, on the left when traveling east.
On October 13, 1775, the continental congress voted to arm two sailing vessels with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned with crews of eighty. They were sent out to intercept transports carrying supplies to the British Army in . . . — — Map (db m191016) WM
Near Front Street at North Oak Street. Reported permanently removed.
A tiny dot on old maps pinpoints a double-log (two story) dwelling on the property owned by Anthony Shane and located at the turn of Shane Road. What was once a thriving pathway from Piqua to Ft. Wayne, running near the river traffic route, is . . . — — Map (db m191004) HM
On South Main Street (Ohio Route 118) just south of West Pearl Street, on the left when traveling north.
1747-1828
People of
historical significance
who crossed the St. Marys
River in our area
Research by: Harrison Frech
1| Captain Celeron de Bienville
The earliest known record of Europeans in
Rockford was in 1749, where . . . — — Map (db m191024) HM
On West Bridge Street (U.S. 33), on the right when traveling west.
Army
On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress formed the army by patching together various amateur militia as a means for the Thirteen Unified American Colonies to fight the British Forces. The Army is the oldest military force of . . . — — Map (db m168370) WM
On Front Street at North Oak Street, on the right when traveling west on Front Street.
For the veterans of all our wars we dedicate this display. We hope this display will always remind us of the many sacrifices, and sometimes lives, our veterans and their families made to preserve our freedoms. — — Map (db m191014) WM
On West Bridge Street (U.S. 33) just east of North Jay Street, on the left when traveling east.
On May 31, 2021 we dedicate this memorial to all the men and women who serve our country
Glen D. Eckhart Post 508
We want to recognize
the charitable spirit
and generosity
of all who
donated funds,
services and efforts
to make . . . — — Map (db m191023) WM
On Frysinger Road, 0.5 miles south of Shelby Road, on the right when traveling north.
In 1820 Ruel and Sarah purchased 80 acres of land in Dublin Township, Mercer County. They were among the earliest of settlers in this area. Ruel built a keelboat to transport goods on the St. Mary's River from Mercer County to Fort Wayne. He was . . . — — Map (db m244563) HM
On West Bridge Street (U.S. 33) 0.1 miles west of North Main Street (Ohio Route 118), on the right when traveling west.
Shanesville, Shane’s Crossing, Rockford.
Anthony Shane, a “métis” of French-Ottawa ancestry, began work as
an interpreter at Fort Defiance in 1795. In 1814, the U.S. Congress
granted him 320 acres of land and he platted his town. . . . — — Map (db m246558) HM
On Ohio Route 81 at Rhodes Mill Road (County Road 67), on the left when traveling east on State Route 81.
Peter Putman was a founding father of Liberty Township in Van Wert County.
In 1840 he was elected to the first Board of Trustees and was Justice of the Peace for 16 years.
He deeded one acre of his land to the Board, which is now . . . — — Map (db m244181) HM
