The Toledo Zoo / The New Deal in Toledo

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The Toledo Zoo

Now ranked among the country's finest, the zoo began in 1900 with one large woodchuck in a box at Walbridge Park. After the organization of the Toledo Zoological Society, 1905-10, the zoo began its steady growth, particularly ...

Toledo’s Canals

Ohio Historical Marker

[Marker Front]:

The first canal boat arrived in Toledo from Indiana in 1843 via the Wabash & Erie Canal. The Miami & Erie Canal from Cincinnati was completed in 1845. It joined the W&E Canal near Defiance and they ...

Toledo

Ohio Historical Marker

[Front Side of Marker, Facing South]:"Toledo"

After consolidation of the villages of Fort Lawrence and Vistula, the City of Toledo was incorporated in 1837. Originally named "Toledo" in 1833, the site became part of Ohio when the "Toledo War," ...

Toledo 1000-ton Press

This press was used to finish iron and steel parts, such as the pieces of rail-connecting plate (known as fishplate) you see displayed here. It straightened hundreds of thousands of tons of metal in its lifetime. The machine weighs about ...

Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Station / Macklin Hotel

Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Station

The only remaining Columbus railroad station, The Toledo & Ohio Central (T&OC) Railroad Station was constructed in 1895 and was the departure point for William McKinley when he left for Washington D.C to be sworn ...

The Toledo Zoo / Toledo's Canals

[Front Side of Marker]:"The Toledo Zoo"

Now ranked among the country's finest, the zoo began in 1900 with one large woodchuck in a box at Walbridge Park. After the organization of the Toledo Zoological Society, 1905-10, the zoo began its steady ...

The Toledo State Hospital Old Cemetery, 1888-1922

[Front Side of Marker] : "The Toledo State Hospital Old Cemetery, 1888-1922"

Toledo State Hospital opened in January 1888 as the Toledo Asylum for the Insane. Originally located immediately south of this cemetery, the hospital was designed to function as a ...

The Toledo State Hospital New Cemetery, 1922-1973

[Front Side of Marker] : "The Toledo State Hospital New Cemetery, 1922-1973"

Toledo State Hospital opened in January 1888 as the Toledo Asylum for the Insane. People were admitted with mild to severe forms of mental illness, and a variety of ...

The Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad

The path lies on the rail bed of the Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad, the first railroad constructed through this region in 1877. Primarily a coal hauling line from the mines of the Ohio River valley to northwest Ohio, the ...