All About the County
What is the county seat?
Upper Sandusky
What famous site in Wyandot County does Fort 88 pull its name?
Fort Feree
Kansas or Oklahoma
What famous movie was filmed partly in Upper?
The Shawshank Redemption
There is a statue of Lady Justice atop the courthouse. What is she made of?
Copper
What year did Wyandot County become a county?
Bonus Points: what month and day?
1845
What does the Col. Crawford monument commemorate?
the death of Col. William Crawford by burning him.
Why did the Wyandot Indians settle in present day Wyandot County?
rich agricultural land
This famous astronaut attended Junior High in Upper Sandusky.
Neil Armstrong
What village in Wyandot County is also partly in Hardin County?
Forest
Wyandot County has the largest farm of this resource in Ohio.
solar energy
What two covered bridges are located in Wyandot County?
Swartz and Parker
What year was Wyandot Mission or Old Mission built?
1816
Eventually settling in present day Upper Sandusky, where was missionary John Stewart originally from? (state)
Virginia
Originally built as a movie theater in the 1930s, what year did live theater begin at the Star Theater?
1977
There are 13 townships within Wyandot County. Name 4 of them.
Antrim, Crane, Crawford, Eden, Jackson, Marseilles, Mifflin, Pitt, Richland, Ridge, Salem, Sycamore, Tymochtee
What were the original uses for Indian Mill?
flour mill and sawmill
What granted the Wyandot Indians permanent use of the land along the Sandusky River before their permanent removal in 1843?
peace treaty signed with General Anthony Wayne
What event took place in Marseilles on March 5, 1967?
Lake Central Flight 527 crashed
The railroad depot and CSX railroad in Carey were originally built to serve what industry?
limestone quarries
How many square miles is Wyandot County?
408
The Wyandot County Museum was originally built as a home for whom?
Isaac and Leefe (Fowler) Beery
Where did the Wyandot tribe originally settle before migrating to present day Upper Sandusky?
Detroit
Featured in Look magazine, this event took place in Upper Sandusky in 1948.
USHS held the first all-night prom in 1948
What was the town of Wharton's original name?
Whartonsburg