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The Toledo War (1835–1836), also known as the Michigan–Ohio War or Ohio–Michigan War, was a boundary dispute between the U.S. state of Ohio and the adjoining territory of Michigan over what is now known as the Toledo Strip.
Michigan and Ohio are now famous for their college football rivalry, but in 1835, the two states nearly went to war over a small strip of land containing the modern day city of Toledo.
The Toledo War Led by Michigan's feisty 22 year old Territorial Governor, Stevens T. Mason, a small 250-person group of volunteers moved toward Toledo to defend their territory from an Ohio take-over.
TOLEDO, Ohio — It's a war not many have deep knowledge about: the Toledo War was fought nearly two centuries ago over land disputes involving what is now the Glass City.
Michigan and Ohio borders in 1830 and 1755. This little known but very important "war" shaped the borders of the states of Michigan and Ohio, with the final outcome granting Toledo, MI and what is now the upper corner of Northwest Ohio to Ohio.
The Toledo War, also referred to as the Michigan-Ohio War, was a boundary dispute between the state of Michigan and Ohio State which lasted from 1835 to 1836.
…1835 boundary dispute called the Toledo War. Residents of the city organized to transfer the political jurisdiction of the lower Maumee from the Michigan Territory to Ohio. Michigan, led by Gov. Stevens T. Mason, opposed this and sent troops.
The Toledo Strip stretched along the border of Michigan and Ohio from Lake Erie to Indiana with the city of Toledo inside of it. Ohio claimed the Toledo Strip, despite Michigan officially owning the land. The dispute caused both sides to pass legislation attempting to force the other side's capitulation.
Ohio’s northern border with Michigan is, peculiarly, a diagonal line, unlike neighboring Indiana’s. The line is a result of Ohio’s eventual “victory” in the so-called “Toledo War,” a prolonged and dramatic boundary dispute between Ohio and Michigan.
Before there were touchdowns, there was the Toledo War—a skirmish, brief yet fiery, that laid the foundations for an epic sporting rivalry that continues to capture the imagination of millions.