Hancock
19th Century Freight Depot / Railroads of Hancock County
Findlay, OH
The freight depot east of this marker stands on the western terminus of Hancock County’s first rail link to the outside world.
David Ross Locke and The Nasby Letters / The Findlay Jeffersonian
Findlay, OH
Journalist David Ross Locke (1833–1888), known by his pen name Petroleum V. Nasby, gained national fame during the Civil War through...
Findlay College
Findlay, OH
Findlay College was a joint venture of the Churches of God, General Conference, and the Village of Findlay.
Hancock County Courthouse
Findlay, OH
Hancock County was organized March, 1828, court being held in a log schoolhouse.
In Memory of William Bensinger and John R. Porter / The Andrews Raiders
McComb, OH
In memory of William Bensinger and John R. Porter who are buried here.
Indian Green / Mc Kinnis-Litzenberg Farmstead
This area of western Hancock County is a part of the Maumee River Watershed known as “Indian Green.
Mason Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Findlay, OH
In spite of small numbers and being welcomed by the mostly white congregation of First Methodist Episcopal Church, African Americans in...
Mc Comb First Presbyterian Church
McComb, OH
Organization of the congregation began in 1848 under the Rev. George Van Eman, and a charter was granted in 1854.
Mt. Blanchard
Mount Blanchard, OH
This village was founded in 1830 on the banks of the Blanchard River by Asa M. Lake, son of Asa Lake, veteran of the Revolution and War...
Old Mill Stream Fairgrounds / Oesterlen Well Site
Findlay, OH
The Hancock County Agricultural Society was organized on March 26, 1938.
Rawson and the Railroads / The Rawson Heritage
Rawson, OH
The original town plat of Rawson was filed on February 3, 1855, consisting of fifty-five lots in sections 13 and 14 of Union Township,...
Riverside Park / Old Mill Stream
Findlay, OH
One of the earliest and largest amusement parks in Northwest Ohio dedicated in 1906 on site of old waterworks.
Site of Fort Findlay
Findlay, OH
Early in the War of 1812, Gen. Wm.
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
McComb, OH
This frame church, architecturally typical of the rural churches built throughout Ohio in the latter nineteenth century, was constructed...
The Glass Industry of Findlay
Findlay, OH
In 1884, the first natural gas well was successfully drilled in Findlay, and when The Great Karg Well, then the largest in the world, was...
The Ohio Oil Company-Marathon Oil Co. / Gas Boom Era
Findlay, OH
Site of the first Findlay Field Office for what was to become a world-wide oil company, formerly locally owned and operated.
The Underground Railroad of Hancock County
Findlay, OH
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 prompted an expansion of the “Underground Railroad,” and as the state spanning the shortest distance...
The Village of Mc Comb
McComb, OH
The village was laid out on August 18, 1847, by Benjamin Todd, and consisted of 18 lots in Section 26 of Pleasant Township.
The Village of Van Buren
Van Buren, OH
The Village of Van Buren was laid out December 28, 1833, by John Trout and George Ensminger on the boundary of Portage and Cass Townships.
Village of Arcadia / The Arcadia Heritage
Arcadia, OH
Settled in 1833, Arcadia was one of the last permanent villages to be established in eastern Hancock County.
Village of Arlington / The Arlington Heritage
Arlington, OH
First a farming community, later a railroad crossroads in southern Hancock County, Arlington was one of the county’s earliest settlements.