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17th Infantry Regiment
Perrysburg, OH
The 17th Infantry, created by Congress in 1812 and formed with personnel from western states, was the only Regular Army regiment in...
Amos Spafford
Perrysburg, OH
In 1810, early settlers here were Major Amos Spafford (1753-1818), his wife Olive (1756-1823), and their children Samuel, Aurora , Chloe...
Army Lodge No. 24 Free and Accepted Masons
Perrysburg, OH
Settlers and soldiers moving west brought with them familiar institutions such as the Masonic Lodge.
Dominick Labino
Grand Rapids, OH
This site is dedicated to Dominick Labino, 1910-1987, glass scientist, engineer, artist, and inventor.
First Presbyterian Church
Grand Rapids, OH
On this site in 1848, the Presbyterians and Methodists entered into a situation unique to Gilean, as Grand Rapids was then known, by...
First Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Elder Oliver Mears organized on February 8, 1862 in a tent on this spot, then a walnut grove owned by William Lovett, the Lovett’s Grove...
Fort Meigs Union Cemetery
Perrysburg, OH
The village of Perrysburg was founded in 1816 and Wood County in 1820.
Grand Rapids 1833-1983
Grand Rapids, OH
This site, at the head of the Great Rapids of the Maumee, has been a major river crossing for centuries.
In Memory of Lieutenant Wilson W. Brown / The Andrews Raiders
Medal of Honor winner, who is buried here.
Islamic Center of Greater Toledo
The first Muslim immigrants arrived in the 1900s from Syria and Lebanon.
John A. Wilson
Haskins, OH
Born July 25, 1832, near Worthington, Ohio, John Alf Wilson lived at this site.
North Baltimore / Community Firsts
North Baltimore, OH
Located in southern Wood County, the village of New Baltimore was founded in 1860, with the first plat of twenty-nine acres recorded by...
North Baltimore Elementary & High School Building
North Baltimore, OH
The North Baltimore Elementary and High School stood at 124 S. Second St. and was dedicated November 11, 1927.
Old Wood County Jail
Perrysburg, OH
Old Wood County Jail 1847-1870.
Pemberville Town Hall and Opera House
Pemberville, OH
Completed in 1892 at the height of the region’s oil boom, the Pemberville Town Hall followed a late-1800s municipal trend to house many...
Providence Historic District
The town of Providence was born, thrived and died with the Miami & Erie Canal.
Rossford Army Ordnance Depot, 1942-1963
The site of Owens Community College, the Rossford Army Ordnance Depot played a supporting role in the United States’ victory in World War...
The Howard Cemetery
Grand Rapids, OH
Thomas Howard, aged 66, a Revolutionary War veteran, arrived at the head of the great rapids of the Maumee from New York State in 1822.
The Maumee and Western Reserve Road / Turnpike Milestones
Perrysburg, OH
Sandusky Street (U.S. Highway 20) is the former Maumee and Western Reserve Turnpike.
William Henry Harrison’s Encampment
Pemberville, OH
During the War of 1812, Northwestern Army Commander General William Henry Harrison led troops through northwest Ohio on the way to...
Wood County Infirmary, 1889-1971
The Infirmary, also known as the poorhouse or simply “The Home,” is one of the last county poorhouse sites in Ohio where nearly all of...