Description: This is a photograph of the Old Mission Church in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The Wyandot Indians first encountered Methodism around 1816 when John Stewart came to the area of the present day Upper Sandusky. Stewart was a mulatto, probably of African and East Indian descent, with a beautiful singing voice. Word of his success came to the general Methodist church in 1819 and they formed a Methodist Missionary to support Stewart's work among the Wyandot Indians. This Wyandot Mission became the first church wide mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church. James B. Finley came to the mission in 1821. The following year, he and some Indian chiefs traveled to Washington to request government funds to build a church. This requested was granted and in 1827, the Old Mission Church was built for just over $1,000. The limestone meeting house was dedicated in 1824. The dimensions were thirty by forty feet and it was plainly furnished. The mission continued until 1843 when the Wyandot were forced to move to Kansas. The two acres of land where the church and cemetery stood were deeded to "the Methodists." The church was abandoned for about forty years and deteriorated badly. In 1889, using the original stones, it was rebuilt on the original site. In 1983 additional renovations were done. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F01_041
Subjects: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio); Methodist Church
Places: Upper Sandusky (ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of the Sandusky County Courthouse located on 100 North Park Avenue, Fremont, OH. The Sandusky County Courthouse was designed by architect Cyrus Williams and built in 1844. The courthouse is made of brick and stone and features Grecian style architecture using Doric sandstone columns. The 1844 courthouse was preserved and subsequently converted into the north wing of the current courthouse when expansion was needed in the 1930s. The expansion added a central and south section to the original courthouse, which are compatible with the historic structure. The white octagonal cupola was moved off of the original courthouse and placed atop the central section. Reverse reads: "Sandusky Co. Ct. Hse. Sandusky, O." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F05_003_001
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio--History. Ohio; Sandusky (Ohio)
Places: Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a man duck hunting. It was most likely taken around the Sandusky area. During the late 1800s, the Lake Erie marshes were known as some of the best waterfowl hunting areas in the United States. As early as 1890 much of the wetland area was being operated for private shooting. By the end of 1951 the entire 30,000 acres of remaining marshland along Lake Erie, from Toledo to Sandusky, was under private club ownership. Today, the region still supports some of the most intensively developed and managed waterfowling clubs in the Midwest. The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, purchased by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in August 1951, lies in some of Ohio’s finest remaining wetlands. The marsh complex has historically been inhabited by large numbers of waterfowl, waterbirds, shorebirds, and songbirds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_002_001
Subjects: Duck hunting; Hunting--Ohio; Hunting and fishing clubs--United States; Marshes--Ohio; Sandusky (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Plants and Animals; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a man duck hunting. It was most likely taken around the Sandusky area. During the late 1800s, the Lake Erie marshes were known as some of the best waterfowl hunting areas in the United States. As early as 1890 much of the wetland area was being operated for private shooting. By the end of 1951 the entire 30,000 acres of remaining marshland along Lake Erie, from Toledo to Sandusky, was under private club ownership. Today, the region still supports some of the most intensively developed and managed waterfowling clubs in the Midwest. The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, purchased by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in August 1951, lies in some of Ohio’s finest remaining wetlands. The marsh complex has historically been inhabited by large numbers of waterfowl, waterbirds, shorebirds, and songbirds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_040_001
Subjects: Duck hunting; Hunting--Ohio; Hunting and fishing clubs--United States; Marshes--Ohio; Sandusky (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Plants and Animals; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a men duck hunting using a small boat. It was most likely taken around the Sandusky area. During the late 1800s, the Lake Erie marshes were known as some of the best waterfowl hunting areas in the United States. As early as 1890 much of the wetland area was being operated for private shooting. By the end of 1951 the entire 30,000 acres of remaining marshland along Lake Erie, from Toledo to Sandusky, was under private club ownership. Today, the region still supports some of the most intensively developed and managed waterfowling clubs in the Midwest. The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, purchased by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in August 1951, lies in some of Ohio’s finest remaining wetlands. The marsh complex has historically been inhabited by large numbers of waterfowl, waterbirds, shorebirds, and songbirds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_043_001
Subjects: Duck hunting; Hunting--Ohio; Hunting and fishing clubs--United States; Marshes--Ohio; Sandusky (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Plants and Animals; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a man duck hunting. It was most likely taken around the Sandusky area. During the late 1800s, the Lake Erie marshes were known as some of the best waterfowl hunting areas in the United States. As early as 1890 much of the wetland area was being operated for private shooting. By the end of 1951 the entire 30,000 acres of remaining marshland along Lake Erie, from Toledo to Sandusky, was under private club ownership. Today, the region still supports some of the most intensively developed and managed waterfowling clubs in the Midwest. The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, purchased by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in August 1951, lies in some of Ohio’s finest remaining wetlands. The marsh complex has historically been inhabited by large numbers of waterfowl, waterbirds, shorebirds, and songbirds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_044_001
Subjects: Duck hunting; Hunting--Ohio; Hunting and fishing clubs--United States; Marshes--Ohio; Sandusky (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Plants and Animals; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows two men duck hunting, in a small boat. It was most likely taken around the Sandusky area. During the late 1800s, the Lake Erie marshes were known as some of the best waterfowl hunting areas in the United States. As early as 1890 much of the wetland area was being operated for private shooting. By the end of 1951 the entire 30,000 acres of remaining marshland along Lake Erie, from Toledo to Sandusky, was under private club ownership. Today, the region still supports some of the most intensively developed and managed waterfowling clubs in the Midwest. The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, purchased by the Ohio Division of Wildlife in August 1951, lies in some of Ohio’s finest remaining wetlands. The marsh complex has historically been inhabited by large numbers of waterfowl, waterbirds, shorebirds, and songbirds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_045_001
Subjects: Duck hunting; Hunting--Ohio; Hunting and fishing clubs--United States; Marshes--Ohio; Sandusky (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Plants and Animals; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Rutherford B Hayes home was built by his uncle and guardian, Sardis Birchard. Due to the difficulty of obtaining materials and labor during the Civil War period, the house was in construction for five years from 1859 to 1963. The original portion of the two story brick home contained eight bedrooms and a wrap around veranda. The veranda was Hayes' favorite part and he made plans to enlarge it to a veranda with a house attached. Hayes moved his family into the house in 1873, prior to his terms as Governor of Ohio and then President of the United States. Upon his return from the White House in 1881, Hayes renovated the house and built an addition. The addition included a library for his 12,000 book collection, a large reception room, three bedrooms and indoor plumbing. The most spectacular improvement was a four story walnut and butternut stair case. It led to a rooftop lantern which offered a 360 degree view of the Hayes estate, called Spiegel Grove. In 1889, the Hayes built another addition to the home. They demolished a back wing and replaced it with a larger one, in anticipation of visits from the grandchildren and friends. The new wing contains a large dining room, a kitchen, two servants rooms and three bedrooms. Unfortunately during this latest construction, Mrs Hayes died. The President followed her in death in January 1893. Both of them died in their beloved home in Speigel Grove. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_003_1
Subjects: Sandusky County (Ohio); Fremont (Ohio); Rutherford B. Hayes Home (Fremont, Ohio)
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: A factory working cutting fabric in factory in Fremont, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_008_1
Subjects: Sandusky County (Ohio); Fremont (Ohio)
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of a worker cutting cloth in a factory in Fremont, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_011_1
Subjects: Sandusky County (Ohio); Fremont (Ohio)
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of the Memorial Hospital in Fremont, Ohio. the hospital is located at 715 South Taft Avenue. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_013_1
Subjects: Sandusky County (Ohio); Fremont (Ohio); Hospitals--History--Ohio
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Presbyterian Church's Western Missionary Society sent Rev. Joseph Badger to what is now Fremont Ohio to establish a mission to the Wyandot tribe. In later decades, white settlers began to settle in the area and on November 30, 1833. a group of 22 people met at the courthouse to establish a Presbyterian Church. The congregation met in several different places until 1844, when land was purchased to build a church building on the corner of Park Avenue and Garrison Street. The building was completed in 1847. In 1869, the Presbyterians laid a cornerstone for a new Romanesque style building on the site of the former house of worship. The church with the first tall steeple in Fremont was dedicated debt-free four years later. During this time, the leadership of the church was provided by the Rev. Ebenezer Bushnell, who served from 1857 to 1882. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_015_1
Subjects: Sandusky County (Ohio); Presbyterian Church; Fremont (Ohio);
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)