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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVII_within-this-enclosure_Put-In-Bay-OH.html
Within this enclosure reposed for a century the remains ofThree American and three British officers killed in the Battle ofLake Erie, September 10th, 1813. They were disinterredSeptember 11th, 1913, and re-interred in the crypt of Perry Memorialwi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVIG_joseph-de-rivera-st-jurgo-1813-1889_Put-In-Bay-OH.html
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Joseph (Jos?) de Rivera was born in Barcelona, Spain, and built an import business in New York City. In 1854, he bought six Lake Erie Islands and had South Bass Island surveyed and subdivided into ten-acre lots. De …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVHW_gibraltar-island_Put-In-Bay-OH.html
This 6.5 acre island, named for the resemblance of its dolomite ledges to the Rock of Gibraltar, was the likely observation site for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's naval forces during the Battle of Lake Erie in September 1813. Stone Laboratory, l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMROY_indian-mill-stone_Port-Clinton-OH.html
This stone, with indentations on the top making natural bowls, was used for grinding corn. It was found at the site of old Fort Sandoski which stood on the north shore of Sandusky Bay overlooking the south end of the De Lery Portage.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQSS_lake-erie_Lakeside-Marblehead-OH.html
In total area, Lake Erie is the twelfth largest freshwater lake in the world and the most shallow of the five Great Lakes. It is about 210 miles long, 57 miles wide, with a shoreline of approximately 871 miles, and has a maximum depth of 210 feet.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO11_first-battle-site_Lakeside-Marblehead-OH.html
The first War of 1812 battle on Ohio soil was fought here when about 60 exhausted citizen soldiers were ambushed by about 130 Indians on September 29. Twenty men held the Indians at bay in a cabin while the main body escaped by boat to Cedar Point…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO10_gibraltar-monument_Port-Clinton-OH.html
Erected by Jay Cooke patriotic financier of the Civil War to mark the corner stone of a proposed monumentcommemorating Commodore Perry'svictory at theBattle of Lake ErieSept 10 1813
"We have met the enemyand they are ours"
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO0Z_jay-cooke-mansion_Put-In-Bay-OH.html
Completed in 1865, this home was the vacation retreat of Jay Cooke and his family. Known as the "financier" for the Union states during the Civil War, Cooke organized a program to sell millions of dollars worth of bonds to support the war effort. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML7L_boundary-marker_Port-Clinton-OH.html
The Western Reserve41? N. Latitude120 Miles
NorthwestBoundary Markerof the Connecticut Western Reserve.Conveyed to the United States, September 11, 1786
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIOX_south-bass-island-light_Put-In-Bay-OH.html
Constructed and first lit in 1897, the South Bass Island Light was in continuous operation until 1962 when the U. S. Coast Guard built an automated light tower to replace it. Significant for its contribution to transportation and commerce on Lake …