Ohio Historical Marker
The earliest improved public road west from Lake Erie to the Indiana border, the Territorial-Indiana Road was built by the U.S. Government in 1834-1835 through the Cottonwood Swamp, then a major obstacle to travel. It ran parallel to the Harris Line, the northern boundary of a narrow strip of land contested by Ohio and Michigan from 1803 until 1836, when Ohio annexed it following the "Toledo War." Completion of the 110-mile road gave farmers and settlers much improved access to markets and new western lands. It became the Indiana Plank Road in 1848 and later Sylvania-Metamora Road. The Toledo and Western Electric Railway's parallel right-of-way was completed in 1902.| HM Number | HMIGM |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 33-48 |
| Year Placed | 2001 |
| Placed By | Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, The Village of Berkey , and The Ohio Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 2:32am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 263749 N 4622066 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.71531667, -83.83990000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 42.919', W 83° 50.394' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 42' 55.14" N, 83° 50' 23.64" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 419 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 5787-5799 N Berkey Southern Rd, Berkey OH 43504, US |
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