Camp Ball (3 - 74)
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boatchick
N 41° 07.060 W 083° 10.674
17T E 317155 N 4554105
Camp Ball
Waymark Code: WM3650
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2008
Views: 18
Located on Frost Parkway west of Washington Street in Tiffin.
In July 1813 a detachment of soldiers under Lt. Col. James V. Ball built a supply fort here along the military road that ran along the west bank of the Sandusky River. Ball chose this site for its large spring of cold water, which he enclosed within the stockade. Following the War of 1812, settler Erastus Bowe established a house and tavern on the site of Camp Ball. This settlement, in 1817, marks the beginning of both Seneca County and the city of Tiffin.
Marker Number: 3-74
County: Seneca
Significance of Location: Place
Bicentenial Mark: yes
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
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