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Fort Jefferson park and monument marks the site of an advance outpost of General Arthur St. Clair, built in October 1791. It was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, then Secretary of State. One of a chain of defensive forts built to protect army...
Fort Laurens was built in 1778 in an ill-fated campaign to attack the British at Detroit. Supplying this wilderness outpost was its downfall, as its starving garrison survived on boiled moccasins and withstood a month-long siege by British-led...
William Henry Harrison built Fort Meigs on the Maumee River in 1813 to protect northwest Ohio and Indiana from British invasion. Today's reconstruction is one of the largest log forts in America. British and Canadian troops, assisted by Indians...
In late 1791, a confederacy of Indian warriors led by Little Turtle and Blue Jacket surprised and overwhelmed an American army of about 1,600 men under Major General Arthur St. Clair at this site along the Wabash River. Well over half of St. Clair's...
Fossil Park, located in an abandoned quarry in Sylvania, Ohio, is an unusual destination for travellers who are interested in rocks, quarries or mines. The park contains some of the best fossils from the Devonian period in the world; diggers can...
The 170-year-old Fowler's Mill produces a wide variety of high-quality Traditional American Baking Mixes including pancake mixes, muffin mixes, cookie mixes, apple cake mix, apple crisp mix, and shortcake & cobbler mix. The Mill also stone grinds...
Oberlin College's Weltzheimer/Johnson House is a late example of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian houses. Begun in 1948 and completed in 1950, it is the first Usonian house in Ohio. The house is open to the public on the first and third Sunday of each...
Former site of Franklin College, which was established as a center of learning that would also instill high moral values, and operated from 1825-1921. It's founder, Rev. John Walker, maintained an uncompromising view against slavery. A Civil War...
Situated in an urban park two miles east of downtown Columbus, this historic, botanical landmark features biomes representing global climates, bonsai, palm and exotic plant collections and 28 acres of outdoor botanical gardens. A signature...
The Ohio Statehouse is more than a monument to our past, it’s where history happens! The Ohio Statehouse is located in the heart of downtown Columbus and is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m...