Perrysburg High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Perrysburg, OH)

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BLACK AND GOLD iiklrultg m my MISS MARGARET WISER CLARENCE WEINSTOCK LCWMIUCLQ 6 S cienca MISS GERTRUDE HOSBROOK 4 Domestic Art L 1927 i

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BLACK AND GOLD M Zlfarnltg MRS. HERBERT DAVIES MR. PALMER HOFFMAN Music Social Science 1 M M . MR. DAVID SCHELD MISS BEATRICE SANDLES Commercial English, --- 1927 --

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BLACK AND GOLD F F F. P A ,. fl , r 3l'Iiain1'iral lgP1'1'QZlJ1I1'Q jg: ERRYSBURG, a very historical village of Northwestern Ohio, was incor- ima Am 4554, porated by the government in 1816. During the War of 1812, it was the fy pq QQ? scene of many battles. Just west of Perrysburg lies Fort Meigs. One hundred and fourteen years ago, this served as a fort in the War of 1812. On February 1, 1813, General Harrison began the construction of the fort. The men worked very diligently - - felling trees and digging trenches. The fort erected of fifteen foot logs served as palisades and as material for the block house. By February 16th, the fort was finished and named in honor of the patriotic Governor of Ohio, Return Jonathan Meigs. Fort Meigs proper covered a space of nine acres, but was increased to fourteen acres after the second siege. Fort Meigs had a garrison of only about one thousand men. It was besieged twice, but each time was able to hold out until help came. The first siege began April 27, 1813. The enemy established batteries directly opposite the fort, which was known as British Point, and on the 29th, the siege began in earnest, as firing continued briskly on both sides. April 30th, the enemy under General Proctor towed a gun boat across the river and fired for several hours at the fort. May lst, eight Americans were wounded. May 2nd and 3rd, six were killed and twenty wounded. May 3rd, -- 1927 --