Remarkable Ohio

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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.

ALERT: This marker replaced two earlier markers (1-22 and 2-22) that were destroyed.

7-22 Fort Sandusky

Side A: Erected by the British near this junction in 1761; destroyed during Pontiac’s Conspiracy of 1763. The fort was strategically located near Indian towns and trading posts on the Great Indian trail between Detroit and Pittsburgh.
Side B: Same
Sponsors: Erie County Historical Society; The Ohio Historical Society
Sandusky, 
OH, 
44870
Location: Intersection of Routes 2 and 6 with Route 99 in the community of Venice, which is now a part of Sand
Latitude: 41.4455641
Longitude: -82.7702981