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State Route 65 (Ohio)
State Route 65 (SR 65) is a north–south highway in western Ohio. Its southern terminus is at State Route 47 near Sidney, and its northern terminus is at its interchange with Interstate 280 in Toledo. From south to north, the route passes through the cities of Jackson Center, Uniopolis, Lima, Columbus Grove, Ottawa, Leipsic, Belmore, McClure, Grand Rapids, Perrysburg, Rossford, and Toledo. Route 65 parallels the south bank of the Maumee River for its northernmost 32 miles, from east of Napoleon to Toledo. History State Route 65 is an original state highway. Its original southern terminus was at State Route 15 in Ottawa, and it crossed the Maumee River near Liberty Center, continuing northward to Delta and terminating at the Michigan state line. In 1931, the route's northern terminus was moved to downtown Toledo along its current route. Most of its former route north of the Maumee River is now that of State Route 109. From 1931 until 1989, State Route 65 did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney, Ohio
Sidney is a city in Shelby County, Ohio, located approximately 36 mi (58 km) north of Dayton and 100 mi (161 km) south of Toledo. The population was 20,421 at the time of the 2020 census. It is named after English poet Philip Sidney and is the county seat of Shelby County. Many of the city's elementary schools are also named after famous writers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and John Greenleaf Whittier. Sidney was the recipient of the 1964 All-America City Award. In 2009, it was the subject of the documentary film '' 45365''. Architecture Sidney is home to the 1881 Second Empire courthouse; the 1877 Gothic revival Monumental Building, dedicated to the county's Civil War dead; and the 1918 early-modern People's Federal Savings and Loan Association designed by influential architect Louis Sullivan, which has been designated a National Historic Landmark. The Big Four Bridge is a local landmark that has carried rail traffic since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipsic, Ohio
Leipsic is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,093 at the 2010 census. History Leipsic was platted in 1857. The name is a variant spelling of Leipzig, one of the largest cities in eastern Germany. Two buildings in Leipsic are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the old village hall and the John Edwards House. Geography Leipsic is located at (41.101532, -83.984298). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,093 people, 801 households, and 513 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 905 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 77.8% White, 0.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 18.1% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.3% of the population. There wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvania, Ohio
Sylvania is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 19,011 at the 2020 census. Sylvania is a suburb of Toledo, and encompassed by Sylvania Township. Its northern border is the southern border of the state of Michigan. The name "Sylvania" is borrowed from the Latin ''sylvan'' or '' sylva'', meaning "forest land", owing to the dense forests that once made up the region, part of the Great Black Swamp. History General David White is considered the founder of Sylvania as the first pioneer settler and town supervisor, originally from Palmyra, New York. In 1832, White was given the title of General (possibly after services rendered during the War of 1812), which allowed him to explore the western Lake Erie region. In realizing the potential of some available land to the north of Maumee, Ohio, a notable port city at the time, he acquired a title to the land and built a log cabin at what would eventually be the corner of Summit and Monroe streets near downtown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Route 109 (Ohio)
State Route 109 (SR 109) is a state route that runs between Ottawa and the Michigan state line in the US state of Ohio. It crosses a major river, the Maumee, east of Napoleon. Most of the route is a rural two-lane highway and passes through both farmland and residential properties. The highway was first signed in 1930 on much the same alignment as today. SR 109 replaced the SR 65 designation, between SR 110 and the Michigan state line, that dates back to 1923. Some of the highway was paved in 1930, with the rest of the route being paved in 1939. Route description SR 109 heads north concurrent with SR 15 and SR 65, in downtown Ottawa. The route heads through the north side of downtown Ottawa as a two-lane highway with a center turn lane, passing through a mix of residential and commercial properties. The concurrency curves northeast and has a traffic signal at the northern end of the SR 15 concurrency, SR 15 heads northwest and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest by area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies. Its name derives from a gallicized variant of the original Ojibwe word (), meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan consists of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula resembles the shape of a mitten, and comprises a majority of the state's land area. The Upper Peninsula (often called "the U.P.") is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a channel that joins Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta, Ohio
Delta is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,103 at the 2010 census. History The first settlement at Delta was made in the 1830s. A post office called Delta has been in operation since 1837. The village was incorporated about 1863. Geography Delta is located at (41.575090, -84.002477). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Delta lies within the watershed of the Maumee River. Bad Creek, a tributary of the Maumee River, flows through the village. Alternate U.S. 20 and State Route 2 pass through the village in an east–west direction. State Route 109 goes through the village in a north–south direction. The Ohio Turnpike runs in an east–west direction approximately two miles north of the village. There is an interchange at the intersection of State Route 109 and the Ohio Turnpike. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 3,103 people, 1,203 households, and 842 familie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Center, Ohio
Liberty Center is a village in Henry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,108 at the 2020 census. History A post office has been in operation at Liberty Center since 1858. The village derives its name from Liberty Township. Geography Liberty Center is located at (41.443937, -84.008343). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,109 people, 424 households, and 306 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 449 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.29% White, 0.09% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.62% of the population. There were 424 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Route 15 (Ohio)
State Route 15 (SR 15) is a north–south and east–west route in northwestern Ohio. Its southern (eastern) terminus is at its interchange with U.S. Route 23/ State Route 103 (US 23/SR 103) near Carey, and its northern (western) terminus is at the Michigan state line north of Pioneer, where the route continues in Michigan as M-99. The route is signed east–west from Carey to Bryan, and it is signed north–south from there to the Michigan state line. SR 15 is an expressway for its southernmost : where it runs concurrently with Interstate 75 (I-75), where it runs concurrently with US 68, and the final as a stand-alone limited-access road until its junction with US 23. The final are part of a heavily traveled corridor providing the most direct route between Detroit, Toledo, Findlay, Marion and Columbus. History SR 15 was certified in 1923, along the current US 322, which replaced it in 1926. In 1926 the designation was reapplied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon, Ohio
Napoleon is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River 44 miles southwest of Toledo. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 8,749. History The area around the town was once known as "the Great Black Swamp". This area was opened to European settlement following the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, which took place about 26 miles to the east.The American Town: A Self-Portrait; Napoleon, Ohio 29:44, 1967-01-26, University of Maryland, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (WGBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed September 21, 2016. Online access in the US only. The City of Napoleon was founded in 1832 and named for French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The Miami and Erie Canal was finished in 1843, bringing German immigrants to the area. By the 1880s, the town had more than 3,000 residents; the population growth due in part to the town's location on the Miami and Erie Canal a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maumee River
The Maumee River (pronounced ) ( sjw, Hotaawathiipi; mia, Taawaawa siipiiwi) is a river running in the United States Midwest from northeastern Indiana into northwestern Ohio and Lake Erie. It is formed at the confluence of the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers, where Fort Wayne, Indiana has developed, and meanders northeastwardly for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 19, 2011 through an agricultural region of glacial moraines before flowing into the Maumee Bay of Lake Erie. The city of Toledo is located at the mouth of the Maumee. The Maumee was designated an Ohio State Scenic River on July 18, 1974. The Maumee watershed is Ohio’s breadbasket; it is two-thirds farmland, mostly corn and soybeans. It is the largest watershed of any of the rivers feeding the Great Lakes, and supplies five percent of Lake Erie’s water. History Historically the river was also known as the ''Miami'' in United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossford, Ohio
Rossford is a city in Wood County, Ohio, Wood County, Ohio, United States, located along the Maumee River in the Toledo metropolitan area. The population was 6,293 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census. The town includes the intersection of Interstate 75 and the Ohio Turnpike. Rossford Public Library and WPAY (AM), WPAY serve the community. Rossford was founded as a company town by Edward Ford of the Libbey Owens Ford, Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company. In 1898, Ford purchased along the Maumee River to build the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company. As workers came to the factory, Ford named the resulting town "Rossford" by combining the last name of his second wife, Caroline Ross, with his. Shortly after the foundation of the plant, Ford built the Ford Club next to the plant, so workers could socialize. In 1998, Rossford's centennial, the town built a memorial next to the Ford Club in memory of the foundation of the town. The centennial was marked by a street fair, parade, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perrysburg, Ohio
Perrysburg is a city located in Wood County, Ohio, Wood County, Ohio, United States, along the south side of the Maumee River. The population was 25,041 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Part of the Toledo metropolitan area, the city is southwest of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo. Perrysburg is the second-largest city in Wood County, after the county seat of Bowling Green, Ohio, Bowling Green. History Early history Perrysburg lies near the center of the Twelve Mile Square Reservation, a tract of land ceded in 1795 to the United States, United States of America by the Ottawa people following their defeat in the Northwest Indian Wars. They had occupied this territory since the turn of the 18th century, after having settled in the region of the French trading post at Fort Detroit. The Ottawa had controlled much of the territory along the Maumee River in present-day northwestern Ohio. In 1810, early European-American settlers here were Major Amos Spafford (1753-1818), his wife Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
