SANDUSKY COUNTY
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums
Spiegel Grove, Fremont, OH 43420
Phone: 800-998-7737
Email: https://www.rbhayes.org/forms/contact-us/
Website: https://www.rbhayes.org/
Facebook, Twitter & Instagram: @rbhayespres
Hours: Open year-round. For specific hours & to schedule events, visit rbhayes.org (*All facilities are closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day & Easter.)
Visit President Rutherford and First Lady Lucy Hayes’ 25-acre wooded estate of Spiegel Grove, home of America’s first presidential library. Tour the couple’s 31-room Victorian mansion, see their tomb, visit the museum, explore the library and walk the mile of paved trails. Special events are offered throughout the year. The entrance to the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is on Buckland Avenue. Our facility consists of two buildings, the Hayes Home & Hayes Museum.
Sandusky County Park District, Creek Bend Farm & Wilson Nature Center
720 S. Main St., Lindsey, OH 43442
Phone: (419) 334-4495
Email:
Website: https://www.lovemyparks.com/
Hours: Wed.-Sat., 10am-4pm
Located along the banks of the Muddy Creek in Sandusky County, Creek Bend Farm is home to the Wilson Nature Center & Homestead House. Visitors can experience this 310-acre property on over 2 miles of trails and exploring the creek. The nature center houses animal displays, library and children’s play area. The house has been restored to the 1940s and serves as an example of farm life during WWII. Check out the barn to explore the historical farm equipment used during the 1900s.
Sandusky County Historical Society
514 Birchard Ave., Fremont, OH 43420
Phone: 419-332-0303
Email:
Website: https://www.schistoricalsociety.com/
Hours: Wed., 1-4pm, mid-May-mid-Nov., OR by appointment
Fremont, originally known as Lower Sandusky, began as a village of Wyandot Indian natives. In the 1750s, the French constructed a fur trading post During the War of 1812, the U.S. Army built a military post, known as Fort Stephenson, where the Birchard Public Library now stands. Sandusky County (1820) was originally part of territory set aside for Ohio’s Indian people by the Treaty of Greenville. (Citizens named the county after an Indian term for “at the cold water.”) The Sandusky County Historical Society was formed in 1874. Among its founders was Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th President of the United States, who served as the Society’s first secretary. Stop by to see the many artifacts on display and let the history tell you its story through this self-guided exploration of days gone by.
Stemtown Historical Society
111 S. Kansas St., Green Springs, OH
Phone: 419-639-0319
Email:
Website: https://stemtownhistoricalsociety.com/
Hours: Feb.-Mid-Dec., Wed., 3-7pm; Sat. 10am-3pm; Other times by appointment
A local history museum is based in a church with rich history. We feature artifacts from Seneca Indian days and the Oak Ridge Hotel spa era at the famous mineral springs. Military, families, businesses, and school collections; including a flag designed by Civil War General James B. McPherson, and photos are displayed.