Things To Do in Alger, Ohio

toward Kenton) travel east to the 2nd State Route 235 turn-off (which will go into Ada) go SOUTH (opposite of Ada) to the first road Hardin County road 80 turn left approximately 1 1/4 mile down, on the Right. From I75 exit #45 go ... More on pumpkinpatchesandmore.org

Inscription. Side A: Village of McGuffey: The Village of McGuffey was named for John McGuffey, who in the 1860s first attempted to drain the Scioto Marsh. A larger and more effective drainage effort, made by others who entered Hardin ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Scioto Marsh, the largest of three extensive marsh areas in western Hardin County, was formed in the low basins left by the last retreating glacier 10,000 years ago. It covered more than 16,000 acres and was thought ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This caboose spent most of its working years in Lima and northwest Ohio and was renovated by the Auglaize Township Historical Society in 1994, , Erected by Auglaize Township Historical Society. , Location. 40° 42.568′ ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Built at the Lima Locomotive Works, Lima, Ohio, for Tioga Lumber Company, Nicholas County, West Virginia, Purchased by the Auglaize Township, Historical Society in 1996, , Erected by Auglaize Township Historical Society. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Following the American Revolution, the British Crown sought to retain possession of the Ohio Country by sending chief British Indian Agent Alexander McKee and others to establish trading posts with Native Americans and ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Comprising 8,000 acres of Brookston-Crosby soils, the marsh is named for Hog Creek which drains it. Once a shallow lake, cranberries, wild flags and grasses flourished here. Reclamation (1868) cost $13.00 per acre. Dredging ... More on HMDB