Clark County is in west-central Ohio. Created in 1818, it was named after Brigadier General George Rogers Clark, a hero … More
Category: history
Marietta and the Opening of the Northwest Territory, 1788.
On April 7, 1788, an unusual river craft, the “Adventure Galley” coasted through the early morning mist and landed at … More
The First Siege of Fort Meigs- 1813.
Fort Meigs is quite pleasing for the Ohio history buff. Located in Perrysburg, it is a museum and a re-created … More
Southern Ohio’s Hanging Rock Iron Region.
Near the end of spring earlier this year I went on a tour of southern Ohio, roughly in the area … More
Jonathan Alder and the Madison County Historical Society.
Foster Chapel Cemetery Jonathan Alder Madison County Historical Society It was May 2020 and the spring migration season was going … More
Colonel Crawford Memorial.
A few years ago I was driving up north to do some birding along Lake Erie when I noticed a … More
Ohio’s Oldest Existing Settlement and Greatest Frontier Infamy.
Gnadenhutten It’s pronounced ‘NAYD-uhn-huh-ten’. I had it right from a villager, and that’s the final word on that. As for … More
Ohio’s Only Revolutionary War Fort.
Fort Laurens was built in the Ohio wilderness in an attempt to bring the war to the British at Fort Detroit- but it didn’t work out that way.
Springfield – Downtown History.
Downtown Springfield City Hall Fountain Square Old Columbia Street Cemetery The Madonna of the Trail I’ve recently moved to Clark … More
Put-In-Bay and Perry’s Victory Monument.
Put-in-Bay History dates back to the war of 1812 where Put-in-Bay became an important operations headquarters for Oliver Hazard Perry. … More