A Guide To The Local History Of Fremont Ohio Prior To 1860 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Proceedings at the Unveiling of the Soldiers' Monument on the Site of Fort Stephenson: Fremont, Ohio, 1885 In 1881 and 1882, the subject of erecting at Fremont, Ohio, a suitable monument to the memory of the heroic soldier dead of Sandusky County began to take shape, and one of the first steps was to secure the passage of a bill through the State Legislature authorizing the submission of the subject to the voters of the county for their approval. This was accordingly done in October, 1882, the vote standing 3,784 for and 1,462 against, the question carrying by the handsome majority of 2,322. The Sandusky County Soldiers' Monumental Association was then incorporated, composed of ex-President R. B Hayes, General R. P. Buckland, Colonel William E. Haynes, Captain John M. Lemmon, Colonel J. H. Rhodes, Hon. John B. Rice, and Captain M. E. Tyler. In pursuance of law the County Commissioners transferred the duty of erecting the monument to this association, and in 1884, after the levy of the tax had been made, they advertised for plans. They accepted those of the New England Granite Works, of Hartford, Connecticut, and entered into a contract with the works for the monument to be completed before the 15th of July, this year. The site selected for the monument is the beautiful Fort Stephenson Park in the center of the city, the park comprising the place upon which the battle of Fort Stephenson was fought August 2, 1813, when Major George Croghan defeated a large force of British and Indians under Proctor and Tecumseh. This site was purchased several years ago and beautified by grading, planting of trees, and placing a substantial stone wall around the whole square. On the northeast corner is situated the city building, which was dedicated in 1877, at the time of the reunion of General Hayes' regiment. A little west of the center is situated Birchard Library, a gift of our late honored citizen, Sardis Birchard, uncle of General Hayes. This library is a very fine one, and, aside from the large catalogue of books, contains hundreds of valuable curiosities and relics. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.