Title	War of 1812 marker
Subject	War of 1812 Headstone Historical Marker
Time Period	1810s 1850s 1910s 1930s 1940s
Place	Marblehead (Ohio) Sandusky Bay Kelley's Island
Description	Original: In memory of Mason, Simonds, & Mingus who fell near this place in battle with the Indians Sept. 29, 1812. Erected by Hon. J.R. Giddings Jan. 1858 Marker: This Monument was erected in 1857 by Joshua R. Giddings. The land on which it stands was deeded in 1911 by the Kelley Island Lime and Transport Co., to the National Society United States Daughters of 1812, State of Ohio who placed this tablet here in 1914. Background headstone: James S. Bills, Simeon Blackman, Mathew Guy, Alexander Mason, Daniel Mingus, Equilla Putney, Valentine Ramsdell, Abraham Simons, War of 1812 Joshua Giddings was a prominent United States Congressman from Ashtabula, Ohio and a soldier in the War of 1812.
Creator	Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Collection	Ohio Guide Photographs
Source	State Archives Series 1039 AV
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	SA1039AV_B15F04_004_003.tif
Image Height	3547
Image Width	2385
File Size	25392988 Bytes
Display File Type	image/jp2
Date created	2010-10-13
Date modified	2011-05-10

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