Description: This photograph of the Fulton County courthouse in Wauseon, Ohio, was taken in the 1960s. Built between 1869 and 1872 by architects Alexander Voss and H.B. Bensman, the courthouse is typical of the Tuscan Villa style with a Romanesque-style tower for the entrance. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The slide measures 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3015_3634216_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Courthouses; Automobiles; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Wauseon (Ohio); Fulton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Fulton County Courthouse. In 1869, the residents of Fulton County passed an "enabling" act that moved the county seat from Ottokee to Wauseon. Though Ottokee was more centrally located, Wauseon had a larger population and more business, making it an appropriate location for the county seat. The act stipulated that private residents had to pay $5,000 of the total estimated building costs of $25,000. The result was the present Italianate style courthouse completed in 1872 by architect C.C. Miller, complete with murals, hand-carved woodwork, and a stained glass dome. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_151
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; clock towers; belfries (equipment spaces); arches; domes (architectural elements); mural paintings (visual works); Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Wauseon (Ohio); Fulton County (Ohio); 210 S. Fulton St.
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Fulton County Courthouse. In 1869, the residents of Fulton County passed an "enabling" act that moved the county seat from Ottokee to Wauseon. Though Ottokee was more centrally located, Wauseon had a larger population and more business, making it an appropriate location for the county seat. The act stipulated that private residents had to pay $5,000 of the total estimated building costs of $25,000. The result was the present Italianate style courthouse completed in 1872 by architect C.C. Miller, complete with murals, hand-carved woodwork, and a stained glass dome. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_153
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; clock towers; belfries (equipment spaces); arches; domes (architectural elements); mural paintings (visual works); Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Wauseon (Ohio); Fulton County (Ohio); 210 S. Fulton St.
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Fulton County Courthouse. In 1869, the residents of Fulton County passed an "enabling" act that moved the county seat from Ottokee to Wauseon. Though Ottokee was more centrally located, Wauseon had a larger population and more business, making it an appropriate location for the county seat. The act stipulated that private residents had to pay $5,000 of the total estimated building costs of $25,000. The result was the present Italianate style courthouse completed in 1872 by architect C.C. Miller, complete with murals, hand-carved woodwork, and a stained glass dome. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_152
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; clock towers; belfries (equipment spaces); arches; domes (architectural elements); mural paintings (visual works); Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Wauseon (Ohio); Fulton County (Ohio); 210 S. Fulton St.
 

Description: This image shows the clock tower of the Fulton County Courthouse. In 1869, the residents of Fulton County passed an "enabling" act that moved the county seat from Ottokee to Wauseon. Though Ottokee was more centrally located, Wauseon had a larger population and more business, making it an appropriate location for the county seat. The act stipulated that private residents had to pay $5,000 of the total estimated building costs of $25,000. The result was the present Italianate style courthouse completed in 1872 by architect C.C. Miller, complete with murals, hand-carved woodwork, and a stained glass dome. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_154
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; Statues--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; clock towers; belfries (equipment spaces); arches; domes (architectural elements); mural paintings (visual works); Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Wauseon (Ohio); Fulton County (Ohio); 210 S. Fulton St.
 

Description: This image shows the clock tower of the Fulton County Courthouse. In 1869, the residents of Fulton County passed an "enabling" act that moved the county seat from Ottokee to Wauseon. Though Ottokee was more centrally located, Wauseon had a larger population and more business, making it an appropriate location for the county seat. The act stipulated that private residents had to pay $5,000 of the total estimated building costs of $25,000. The result was the present Italianate style courthouse completed in 1872 by architect C.C. Miller, complete with murals, hand-carved woodwork, and a stained glass dome. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_155
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; clock towers; belfries (equipment spaces); arches; domes (architectural elements); mural paintings (visual works); Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Wauseon (Ohio); Fulton County (Ohio); 210 S. Fulton St.
 

Description: This building was originally the First Baptist Church. The Fulton County Commissioners purchased it as it was next to the courthouse. At one time, it was used as the courthouse, but now holds offices. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_156
Subjects: Public buildings--Ohio; Church buildings--Ohio
Places: Wauseon (Ohio); Fulton County (Ohio); 152 S. Fulton St.
 

Description: Council Oak was, according to local legend, the site of many 18th Century Potawatomi war dances. It is located in Winameg, Fulton County, Ohio. The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00343
Subjects: Potawatomi Indians; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Winameg (Ohio); Fulton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Barn #37, the 37th barn that Hagan painted, located at 21157 U.S. 20A in Archbold, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08577
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Archbold (Ohio); Fulton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing glasses and speaking on a CB radio as she monitors a fire tower in Maumee State Forest in Swanton, Ohio. The image was submitted by photographer Matt McGookey of Castalia, Ohio, in the Amateur category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B02F112_04_01
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Forests; Geography and Natural Resources; Parks; Fire prevention
Places: Swanton (Ohio); Fulton County (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Nimisila feeder through Stark County, between stations 120 and 184. The Tuscarawas River, Nimmishilling Creek, and the town of Canal Fulton are shown, and bridges, railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). The Ohio and Erie Canal was constructed between 1825 and 1832, eventually connecting Cleveland and Lake Erie with Portsmouth and the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4909_002
Subjects: Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio; Bridges--Ohio
Places: Canal Fulton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great Locomotive Chase" or "Andrews' Raid." In 1862, Secret Service Agent James J. Andrews led volunteer Union soldiers, mostly Ohioans, on a mission to steal a Confederate locomotive and drive from the south to the north, destroying the rail lines along the way. The mission failed shortly after it was begun and several of the captured men were hung while others were later exchanged and some escaped. This scene depicts raiders being transported to the Fulton County jail. William J. Knight was a private in the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E, who participated in the raid. Knight escaped and in 1878 he began touring and giving lectures describing the raid. Ruger's panorama accompanied him for more than eighteen years. The panorama is now part of the museum collections of the Ohio Historical Society. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02948
Subjects: Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862; Ohio--History, Military--19th century; Andrews' Raid, 1862; Ruger, A.; Andrews, James J.