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41st Regiment of Foot – War Of 1812 / Private Patrick Russell
Maumee, OH
Near this site, in the War of 1812, stood the British encampment during the First Siege of Fort Meigs from May 1-9, 1813.
Art Tatum
Toledo, OH
Art Tatum was born in Toledo on October 13, 1909, the son of Arthur Tatum, Sr. and Mildred Hoskins Tatum.
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Maumee, OH
The Battle of Fallen Timbers, fought on August 20, 1794, is one of the most significant events relating to post-Revolutionary War America.
Birmingham – Ironville
Toledo, OH
The Birmingham and Ironville neighborhoods were so named because of their early iron industries located along Front Street and the Maumee...
Birthplace of Alexander Drabik
Alexander Albert Drabik was born here, in a log cabin, on December 28, 1910 to John Drabik and Frances Lewandowski, Polish immigrants...
Browning Masonic Community
Waterville, OH
This location was selected in 1936 for a Memorial Home for aged Masons, at the wishes of Otis Avery Browning.
Canal Terminus / Manhattan
Toledo, OH
The original northernmost lock in a canal system which linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River was located near the foot of LaSalle Street.
Centennial Terrace and Quarry / Fossil Park
Sylvania, OH
In 1931, the France Stone Company ceased operations.
Edward Drummond Libbey High School
Toledo, OH
Edward Drummond Libbey High School .
Electric Auto-Lite Strike of 1934
Toledo, OH
In 1934, workers at the Electric Auto-Lite Company and other automotive-related manufacturers secretly organized the Automobile Workers...
Ella P. Stewart (1893-1987) / Stewart’s Pharmacy (1922-1945)
Toledo, OH
Ella Nora Phillips Myers Stewart was one of the first practicing Black women pharmacists in the United States.
Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad
Sylvania, OH
This rail line was the original route of the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad, the first railroad to operate west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad / Toledo as a Rail Center
Toledo, OH
The first railroad to operate west of the Allegheny Mountains was Toledo’s colorful “Erie and Kalamazoo.
First Chartered Girl Scout Council in the United States
Toledo, OH
Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927) had a dream that young women could be independent, help others in need, and be responsible leaders in...
First Congregational Church
Toledo, OH
Founded in 1833, this is the oldest congregation organized within Toledo’s original boundaries.
First Presbyterian Church
Maumee, OH
This congregation was organized January 9, 1820 by 11 charter members.
Hindu Temple and Heritage Hall
The Hindu Temple of Toledo was established in 1981 for the growing Hindu and Jain communities in northwest Ohio.
Historic Woodlawn Cemetery
Toledo, OH
Founded in 1876 by a group of Toledo businessmen, Woodlawn Cemetery was designed in the tradition of the country’s “rural cemetery”...
John Pray – Founder of Waterville, Ohio / The Miami and Erie Canal
Waterville, OH
Born in Rhode Island, John Pray (1783-1872) moved to the Maumee River Valley from New York shortly after serving in the War of 1812 and...
Medical College of Ohio
Toledo, OH
State interest in medical education for northwest Ohio became a reality when the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo was established in...
Mercy Hospital of Toledo / Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Toledo, OH
In late 1911, the Right Reverend Joseph Schrembs, Toledo’s first Bishop, corresponded with Sister Mary Bernardine McMullen and two...
Miami & Erie Canal
The Wabash & Erie Canal opened between Toledo and Lafayette, Indiana, May 8, 1843.
Moses Fleetwood Walker
Toledo, OH
Moses Fleetwood Walker was born on October 7, 1856 in Ohio to Moses M. Walker, a physician, and Caroline, a midwife.
Northern Light Lodge No. 40 Free and Accepted Masons
Maumee, OH
On March 5, 1817, Lieutenant Almon Gibbs, formerly of Army Lodge No. 24 at Fort Meigs, Perrysburg, formed Northern Light Lodge No. 40 “at...
Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge / Roche De Bout Roche De Boeuf
Waterville, OH
The Lima and Toledo Traction Company Bridge was construted in 1907 by the National Bridge Company of Indianapolis, and it was considered...
Ohio’s Last Ottawas
Here in the Oak Openings Region of northwest Ohio, some of the last Ottawa villages in Ohio lined the banks of Swan Creek during the 1830s.
Original Site of Toledo’s Oldest Black Institution / Warren African Methodist Episcopal Church
Toledo, OH
In 1847, eight persons formed a mission parish of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (Sandusky Circuit).
Peter Navarre 1790-1874 / Peter Navarre War of 1812
Toledo, OH
Considered the first citizen of the East Side, Peter Navarre, along with his brother Robert, first settled the land east of the Maumee...
Port Lawrence / Fort Industry, 1805
Toledo, OH
This pioneer village, which was united with its downriver rival, Vistula, to be incorporated as Toledo in 1837, was platted by Cincinnati...
Presque Isle
Toledo, OH
Near this site scout Peter Navarre built in 1807 a log cabin close by an Ottawa Indian Village of 60 whitewashed cabins.
Roger T. Durbin, 1920-2000
Berkey, OH
According to fellow World War II veteran and U.S. Senator Bob Dole, Roger T. Durbin was “the public personathe beaconof the drive to...
Salem Lutheran Church / Salem Lutheran Church
Toledo, OH
Founded in 1842, Salem Lutheran Church is Toledo’s first and oldest Lutheran congregation.
Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio
Sylvania, OH
In 1916, Bishop of Toledo Joseph Schrembs requested that the Sisters of Saint Francis, Rochester, Minnesota, send nuns to work with...
St. Anthony Church
Toledo, OH
Construction for the current St. Anthony Church began in 1890 after the original wood-frame church became too small to serve the steadily...
The 1894 King-Quale Elevator Fire
Toledo, OH
On the night of January 3, 1894, Toledo’s largest fire broke out in the massive King-Quale grain elevators.
The Blade
Toledo, OH
The Toledo Blade is the city’s oldest continuing business.
The Glass Capital
Toledo, OH
Attracted by the promotion of a civic group, as well as abundant fuel, Edward Drummond Libbey relocated his glass operation from...
The Harroun Family Barn
Sylvania, OH
The David and Clarissa Harroun family migrated to Sylvania in 1835 and built their home, and in 1858 the barn, on this site.
The Oak Openings Regions
Holland, OH
Ice Age glaciers formed the distinct landscape of the Oak Openings Region, which is dominated by rolling sand dunes and wet prairies...
The Old Plantation
Maumee, OH
Levi Beebe built in 1836 this structure then known as the Commercial Building housing stores, bank, and post office.
The Oliver House
Toledo, OH
Overlooking the “Middlegrounds,” an early site of railroad, immigration, and commercial activity, the Oliver House opened in 1859 as...
The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio
Toledo, OH
Joseph F. Clunk, a blind Ohioan and an advocate for workforce development, inspired Toledo leaders in 1923 to serve their blind community.
The Toledo State Hospital New Cemetery, 1922-1973
Toledo, OH
Toledo State Hospital opened in January 1888 as the Toledo Asylum for the Insane.
The Toledo State Hospital Old Cemetery, 1888-1922
Toledo, OH
Toledo State Hospital opened in January 1888 as the Toledo Asylum for the Insane.
The Toledo Zoo / The New Deal in Toledo
Toledo, OH
Now ranked among the country’s finest, the zoo began in 1900 with one large woodchuck in a box at Walbridge Park.
The Toledo Zoo / Toledo’s Canals
Toledo, OH
Now ranked among the country’s finest, the zoo began in 1900 with one large woodchuck in a box at Walbridge Park.
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
The Toledo University of Arts and Trades was established in 1872 with an endowment of 160 acres of land from Jesup W. Scott, local...
Toledo
Toledo, OH
After consolidation of the villages of Fort Lawrence and Vistula, the City of Toledo was incorporated in 1837.
Toledo and Western Railway Company
Sylvania, OH
Sylvania was once the headquarters for the Toledo and Western Railway, an electric interurban line that provided service between Toledo...
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, OH
Founded in 1901 under the leadership of Edward Drummond Libbey, who established the glass industry in Toledo, the Museum building was...
Toledo’s Canals
Toledo, OH
The first canal boat arrived in Toledo from Indiana in 1843 via the Wabash & Erie Canal.
Toledo’s First High School / Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
Toledo, OH
Toledo High School opened in 1854 on the site of the city’s first log schoolhouse.
Toledo’s Park System
Toledo, OH
Ottawa Park, the largest city park, was developed in the early 1890s on the 280-acre farm of John B. Ketcham.
Vistula Historic District
Toledo, OH
The pioneer village of Vistula is now bounded by Walnut, Champlain, Chestnut, Magnolia, and Summit streets.
Ward’s Canal
To utilize the area’s rich timber stands, Detroit industrialist Eber Brock Ward (1811-1875) built a canal around 1870 in what was then...
Westmoreland
Toledo, OH
In 1915, real estate developers William B. Welles and Badger C. Bowen formed the Ottawa Park Realty Company and in 1917 platted 323...
Willys-Overland Finishing Plant
Toledo, OH
Willys-Overland Finishing Plant.
Wolcott House
Maumee, OH
This federal style house was built in 1827 by James A. Wolcott who migrated to Ohio in 1818 from Connecticut.