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Image 8 of A guide to the local history of Fremont, Ohio, prior to 1860 What marked the shrinking of this vast lake? The receding water deposited four distinct sand beaches, nearly parallel with the southern shore of Lake Erie.
It was the site in 1813 of an American victory in the Battle of Fort Stephenson during the War of 1812. The town that later developed here was first named by settlers as "Lower Sandusky", as it was located near the falls of the lower river; it was renamed as Fremont, Ohio.
4 Ja '06. A GUIDE TO THE LOCAL HISTORY. OF FREMONT, OHIO. A. Geology and Topography. What are the native rocks of Fremont? Limestone. How and when were they formed? Their stratification proves that they were formed under water, and their fossils indicate that the water was salt — a sea. Geolo-
- William Henry Harrison, 9th President. Served: 1841. Harrison was born in 1773 in Virginia – Virginia claims him as one of their eight presidents, too – and he settled in the Northwest Territory after fighting alongside Anthony Wayne in the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
- Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President. Served: 1869-1877. Grant, born in 1822, lived for just one year in the Ohio River town of Point Pleasant. His family moved to nearby Georgetown in 1823.
- Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President. Served: 1877-1881. Hayes, born in Delaware, Ohio in 1822, was a lawyer, Army general, congressman and governor of Ohio before getting elected to the presidency in 1876 – in one of the most controversial elections in U.S. history.
- James A. Garfield, 20th President. Served: 1881. The last of the log-cabin presidents, Garfield was born in Orange Township (modern-day Moreland Hills), just east of Cleveland in 1831.
John C. Fremont had been responsible for leading a force of 300 Americans against a Mexican garrison at Santa Barbara and later capturing the town of Los Angeles during the Mexican-American War in 1847. Fremont would later become one of the first senators of California in 1856.
Aug 6, 2008 · An old neutral town of the Eries used as a refuge on the destruction of the Huron commonwealth by the Iroquois in 1650. — Westernmost point reached by the British and Colonial troops from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut under Israel Putnam in Bradstreet's expedition against Pontiac in 1764. —
Fremont, Ohio, once known as Lower Sandusky, is a city of rich history and vibrant culture. Located on the banks of the Sandusky River, it stands as a testament to the resilience and evolution of American cities.
