Maumee and Western Reserve Turnpike / Woodville "The Lime Center of the World" : Marker #6-72
N 41° 27.062 W 083° 21.897
17T E 302459 N 4591527
Historical marker located in Woodville, OH.
Waymark Code: WMAYWB
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2011
Views: 6
Front Text : "Maumee and Western Reserve Turnpike"
The first road to traverse Sandusky County through the Black Swamp was little more than a muddy path connecting Lower Sandusky (Fremont( and Perrysburg with Woodville. The arduous task of clearing the 120-foot-wide road through the swampy forest was completed within four years. By 1842, the work of stoning the road and draining adjacent lands was completed. Tolls were collected to maintain the road, and it became known as the Maumee and Western Reserve Turnpike. After 1888 it became a toll-free road and today is State Route 20.
Back Text : "Woodville "The Lime Center of the World""
Woodville and the surrounding area is situated in the center of a huge deposit of some of the purest dolomitic limestone in the world. The absence of cracks in the rock stratum and relatively level terrain in the area prevents the contamination of the limestone. In recent years, Ohio has ranked as high as first nationally in the production of lime, and fourth in the production of crushed stone. Demand for the lime and lime products as a building material led to the economic growth and development of Woodville.
Marker Number: 6-72
County: Sandusky
Significance of Location: Place
Bicentenial Mark: yes
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
Website address: Not listed
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