A Civil War Statue

Near the Oliver Hazard Perry statue was a statue dedicated to the Civil War Veterans of Perrysburg and the surrounding area.

 I think the figure on the top is a standard figure because I have seen similar statues elsewhere.

 A closeup of the statue.

I think I've seen this on other statues as well.  But it was still a pretty neat statue.

Perrysburg, Ohio

I had to go down to a customer site in Ohio today.   On the way back home, I decided to go through Toledo to grab a late lunch and take some pictures.  The way I took to get to Toledo took me through Perrysburg, Ohio.  I've been kind of meaning to head down to Toledo and area for a while and this gave me an excuse.

 The American history of Perrysburg started with the establishment of Fort Meigs in 1813.  The Fort was built on a bluff overlooking the Maumee River.  You can go to a replica of the Fort and I think I'll have to head back down to Toledo to do that very thing.

 Perrysburg was surveyed and platted on April 26, 1816 by Charles L'Enfant (the guy who laid out Washington D.C.).  The town soon became a center of shipbuilding and commerce for Lake Erie.

 In 1854, a cholera epidemic decimated the population but the town came back.

I think this was part of the Perrysburg Water Works.  It is now the boat club.