PORT CLINTON & PARTS OF OTTAWA COUNTY
OTTAWA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P. O. Box 385 Port Clinton, OH 43452
Email: info@ottawacountyhistory.org
Website: www.ottawacountyhistory.org
Facebook: OCHSohio
Created in 1963 to preserve and celebrate the history of Ottawa County, Ohio.
THE WOLCOTT KEEPERS HOUSE
9999 E. Bayshore Rd., Marblehead, Oh
Website: The (Lighthouse) Keepers House
Facebook: Ottawa County Historical Society
Purchased by the Ottawa County Historical Society in 1989, the Wolcott Keeper’s House was restored by the Society to the frontier-style stone structure of today. It was built in in the early 1800s for Benajah Wolcott, the first Keeper of the Marblehead Lighthouse, and his wife, Rachel, first female lighthouse keeper on the Great Lakes, being named keeper at the death of Benajah. The house was constructed by the same stone mason who built the Marblehead Lighthouse, William Kelly.
OTTAWA COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM
126 W 3rd St, Port Clinton
419-732-2237
email: ochm@cros.net
Facebook: the Ottawa County Museum
The Ottawa County Museum is owned and operated by the Port Clinton Area Heritage Foundation. Established in 1979 as a non-profit corporation, the Foundation’s mission is to preserve and protect records pertinent to the development of the County, to provide education and information, and to create a lasting memory for future generations to study. The collection includes items from the original Port Clinton 1930s museum.
LIBERTY AVIATION MUSEUM
3515 E. State Street, Port Clinton
(419) 732-0234
www.libertyaviationmuseum.org
Facebook: Liberty Aviation Museum
info@libertyaviationmuseum.org
Opened in 2012, the Liberty Aviation Museum showcases a number of operational, historical aircraft and vehicles, including “Georgie’s Gal,” a World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber, a U.S. Navy WWII TBM Avenger, a PT boat, and more. The museum is currently restoring a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft. The unique history of the Ford Tri-Motor and its role in the history of the Lake Erie Islands is featured in several exhibits. The new hangar expansion is now open . Hangar 2, the boathouse, and the WWII gallery are located a short walk or drive from our main building.
THE TIN GOOSE DINER
3515 E. State Road, Port Clinton OH 43452
419-732-0236
Facebook: Tin Goose Diner
www.tingoosediner.com
Not to be missed, an original vintage 1950s diner, The Tin Goose Diner.
THE IDA RUPP LIBRARY
310 Madison St.
Port Clinton OH 43452
419-732-3212
https://www.idarupp.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IdaRupp/
Not just a library, but a great resources for Genealogy and Local History which overlaps Erie Co.’s Kelleys Island area.
Location information on these historic markers, and others in Ottawa County, go to RemarkableOhio.org.
This photo is of a marker in the State Park on Catawba Island.
The Northwestern Boundary of the Firelands is particularly relevant because Danbury Township was in the Firelands and Huron County from 1809 until 1838 and of Erie County from 1838 to 1840.