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3-74 Camp Ball

Side A: In July 1813 a detachment of soldiers under Lt. Col. James V. Ball built a supply fort here along the military road that ran along the west bank of the Sandusky River. Ball chose this site for its large spring of cold water, which he enclosed within the stockade. Following the War of 1812, settler Erastus Bowe established a house and tavern on the site of Camp Ball. This settlement, in 1817, marks the beginning of both Seneca County and the city of Tiffin.
Side B: Same
Sponsors: Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, The Seneca County Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society
Tiffin, 
OH, 
44883
Location: Frost Parkway and Perry St.
Latitude: 41.1176430
Longitude: -83.1779280