Vance Blockhouse
Logan County, On Top of Ohio
[East Side of Marker]
Built during the War of 1812 about a mile north by an independent rifle company commanded by Joseph Vance. The two 20-foot buildings were connected with a common second story and were well provided with portholes. Vance later became governor.
[West Side of Marker]
After General Hull's defeat at Detroit, the U.S. government sent soldiers to protect colonists from Indians favorable to the British. Block houses were built along the Greenville Treaty Line: Mannery, McPherson, Curry, Zanetown, and Vance.
Marker is at the intersection of Ohio Route 47 and White Oak Street, on the right when traveling west on State Route 47.
Courtesy hmdb.org
