Description: Inscription on plaque in front of cannon reads: "Old Betsy. Cannon used by Major George Croghan against the British and Indians in the defense of Fort Stephenson. Aug. 1st and 2nd 1813." This image shows "Old Betsy" at Fort Stephenson at located at 423 Croghan Street in Fremont, Ohio, in front of the Birchard Library. Four boys standing nearby, studiously reading. Not long after the War of 1812 began, George Croghan became commander of Fort Stephenson. Located on the Sandusky River, the fort was important to Ohio's defense against the British. The fort consisted of three blockhouses inside a rectangular stockade. Croghan worked hard to increase the fort's defensive capabilities. General William Henry Harrison believed that the fort was located at a difficult place to defend and ordered Croghan to abandon it. But Croghan argued that, if his forces withdrew, Native Americans would cut his men off from the rest of the army. Before the two men could resolve their differences, British troops attacked the fort in August 1813. Despite the fact that Croghan had only approximately 150 troops under his command, the Americans were successful in holding off the British assault. In fact, Croghan's men were so successful that they crippled the British forces -- not one officer was left standing, and one-fifth of the British force was either killed, wounded, or missing in action. The Americans forced the enemy to withdraw from the area. The victory at Fort Stephenson came at an important time during the war, as the United States had few military successes. In addition to raising American morale, it also made Croghan famous across the country. President James Madison promoted him to the rank of lieutenant colonel as a reward for his service. Years later, the United States Congress voted to award him a gold medal for his success during the War of 1812. The site of Fort Stephenson is now part of the city of Fremont, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_041_1
Subjects: Cannons; Croghan, George, 1791-1849; Fort Stephenson (Ohio)
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is most likely Perry's Lookout, located on the southern tip of Gibraltar Island (which is a small island just offshore, to the north, of South Bass Island in Put-in-Bay, Ohio). Gibraltar Island became a lookout point for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry in the fight against the British during the War of 1812. Perry and his men defeated a fleet of British sailing vessels during the famous Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. Jay Cooke (1821-1905), the region’s most notable citizen, bought the island from Pierpont Edwards in 1864 and immediately began construction of a 15 room Victorian-Gothic mansion (now known as Cooke Castle). The eastern tip of Gibraltar Island is Lookout Point. A small cannon was placed here in 1866, reputed to have been used by the hero, by Cooke as a monument to Perry's victory, and which saluted the Cooke family upon their annual arrival to Gibraltar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F09_017_1
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Cannons; Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Cooke, Jay, 1821-1905
Places: Put-in-Bay Township (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is most likely Perry's Lookout, located on the southern tip of Gibraltar Island (which is a small island just offshore, to the north, of South Bass Island in Put-in-Bay, Ohio). Gibraltar Island became a lookout point for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry in the fight against the British during the War of 1812. Perry and his men defeated a fleet of British sailing vessels during the famous Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. Jay Cooke (1821-1905), the region’s most notable citizen, bought the island from Pierpont Edwards in 1864 and immediately began construction of a 15 room Victorian-Gothic mansion (now known as Cooke Castle). The eastern tip of Gibraltar Island is Lookout Point. A small cannon was placed here in 1866, reputed to have been used by the hero, by Cooke as a monument to Perry's victory, and which saluted the Cooke family upon their annual arrival to Gibraltar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F09_022_1
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Cannons; Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819; Cooke, Jay, 1821-1905
Places: Put-in-Bay Township (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two young women enjoy their lunch while relaxing near a large cannon on the Ohio Statehouse lawn in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B04F074_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Downtowns; Young women; Cannons
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio Old Cannon in Fort St. Clair Park" This is a photo of an old man who may be a Civil War veteran standing near a cannon. The text on the cannon reads: "This Cannon Cast ? and year ? 1822" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_002_1
Subjects: Elderly people; Cannons
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a memorial cannon most likely commemorating William A. Trimble. Trimble was born in Woodford, Kentucky and was a major of the Ohio Volunteers in 1812. He was elected to the U.S. Senate for the term beginning in 1819 and died two years later. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F04_003_002_005
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Cannons; Trimble, William Allen, 1786-1821; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio