Remarkable Ohio

Counties

Below is a complete listing of all Ohio Historical Markers. To find a detailed marker listing including text, photographs, and locations, click on a county below. Our listing is updated by the markers program as new markers are installed and older markers are reported damaged or missing.

27-48 The University of Toledo

Side A: The Toledo University of Arts and Trades was established in 1872 with an endowment of 160 acres of land from Jesup W. Scott, local pioneer, publisher, and real estate broker. Scott envisioned Toledo as the “Future Great City of the World” and wanted an institution to train young people to fulfill their roles in the city’s bright future.
Side B: The University changed its name several times — to the Manual Training School (1884), The Polytechnic School (1900), and The University of the City of Toledo (1921). It changed locations many times as well, until President Henry Doerman brought it to this location in 1931. The University was supported by the city from 1883 to 1967, when it joined Ohio’s system of state universities.
Sponsors: The University of Toledo, Toledo Sesquicentennial Commission, and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: E of Campus Road, S of Bancroft Street, 
Toledo, 
OH, 
43606
Location: On walkway E of Libbey Hall
Latitude: 41.6620918
Longitude: -83.6160066