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Marblehead's economy benefits from its lakefront situation, with its fishing, boating, and recreational tourism industries providing employment opportunities for many locals. Marblehead and surrounding attractions in Ottawa and Erie County are collectively known to visitors as "Vacationland," or more recently, Lake Erie's "Shores and Islands."
Johnson's Island is a 300-acre (120 ha) island in Sandusky Bay, located on the coast of Lake Erie, 3 miles (4.8 km) from the city of Sandusky, Ohio. It was the site of a prisoner-of-war camp for Confederate officers captured during the American Civil War .
Marblehead Lighthouse in Marblehead, Ohio, United States, is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the American side of the Great Lakes. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It has guided sailors safely along the rocky shores of Marblehead Peninsula since 1822, and is an active aid to navigation .
In 1792 the Connecticut legislature set aside 500,000 acres (2,000 km 2), at the western end of the "Western Reserve" for the Connecticut "Sufferers".The area consisted of nearly all of the present-day Huron and Erie counties, as well as Danbury Township (Marblehead Peninsula) and much of Catawba Island Township now in Ottawa County; and Ruggles Township now in Ashland County.
John C. Wright (Ohio politician) Kelleys Island, Ohio; Kenilworth Avenue Historic District; Kingwood Center; Kirtland Temple; LeVeque Tower; List of state and territory name etymologies of the United States; Longworth Hall; Marblehead Light (Ohio) May Company Ohio; Mount Auburn Historic District; National Register of Historic Places listings in ...
Wallops Island is a six-square-mile (16 km 2) island in Accomack County, Virginia, part of the Virginia Barrier Islands that stretch along the eastern seaboard of the United States of America. [1] It is just south of Chincoteague Island , a popular tourist destination.
Rangers are stationed at the observation deck to answer questions and speak about the history and surrounding area. Views span Lake Erie, the islands and mainland of Ohio, and nearby islands in Ontario, including Middle Island, the southernmost point of land in Canada, and part of Point Pelee National Park.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [ 1 ] There are 31 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks .