Huron

9 historical markers in Ohio

(B) Norwalk West Main Street Historic District

Norwalk, OH

Oldest Standing House 1826.

Early Catholic Missionary Settlement

The Society of the Precious Blood, established in Italy in 1815, began its American ministry here in Peru in January 1844, led by Swiss...

Garrett Morgan’s Wakeman Country Club / Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877-1963)

Wakeman, OH

When inventor and entrepreneur Garrett Augustus Morgan sold his Traffic Signal patent to General Electric in 1923, he used the $40,000 to...

Golden Age Nursing Home Fire / Killed in the Fire

Located one mile north of Fitchville, the Golden Age Nursing Home caught fire and burned to the ground at 4:45 a.m., November 23, 1963,...

Henry Morrison Flagler (1830-1913)

Bellevue, OH

A founder of the Standard Oil Company, Henry Morrison Flagler spent his formative years in Bellevue and began his business career here in...

Historic New Haven / Residents of Early New Haven, Ohio

New Haven, OH

New Haven, Ohio, was the mercantile center of southwest Huron County during the first half of the 19th century.

Paul E. Brown Football Trailblazer and Innovator

Norwalk, OH

Paul Eugene Brown was born September 7, 1908, to Lester and Ida Belle Brown at their Norwalk home on 7 West Elm Street.

The Tremont House

Bellevue, OH

Built in 1846, the Tremont House was opened by Loel and Samuel B. Chandler to serve stagecoach traffic on the Maumee Pike (U.S. Route 20).

Wakeman Red Cap Field

Wakeman, OH

The Wakeman Red Caps, perhaps one of the area’s best semi-pro baseball teams during the 1930s and 40s, first played night baseball under...

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