Fremont, Ohio

The Ohio Frontier: Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720–1830.

In 1787, the newly independent United States created the Northwest Territory to include all land west of the Ohio River.

American settlers who entered the area were in violation of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, which was meant to preserve at least some land for the Native Americans.

In 1803 the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territory was admitted to the Union as the new state of Ohio.

During the War of 1812 the United States Army considered removing by force the white settlers who were violating the Treaty of Greenville, but they did not carry out the threat.

The post was expanded in early 1813 and the name was changed to Fort Stephenson.

The first public school was erected in 1816.

In 1821 Lower Sandusky was designated as the county seat of Sandusky County.

In 1849 the residents changed the name of Lower Sandusky to Fremont, to honor John C.

In 1873, a few years before gaining national office, future president Rutherford B.

The first facility opened in 1874 in a building on Front Street.

Hayes, who served as President of the United States from 1877 to 1881.

A few years later, a new building was constructed for it in 1878 on the grounds of the Fort Stephenson State Park, per his bequest.

In 1885 the Sandusky County Soldiers Monument was installed in the park near Croghan Street, which was named after the commanding major of the fort.

In 1906 Croghan's remains were brought from his hometown in Kentucky to Fremont and reinterred under the Soldiers Monument.

Hayes Presidential Center, founded in 1916 as the first presidential library in the United States.

Terra State Community College, a two-year community college founded in 1968, is located on a 143-acre (58 ha) campus in the western part of the city.

The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Fremont as a Tree City USA since 1986.

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1996.

It was also home to a Pioneer Sugar processing plant which closed in 1997, but as of 2020, remains a Michigan Sugar warehouse, despite plans in 2009 to open an ethanol refinery ...

In 1999, the ketchup factory saw a $40 million expansion.

=== 2000 census === As of the census of 2000, there were 17,375 people, 6,856 households, and 4,374 families residing in the city.

=== 2010 census === As of the census of 2010, there were 16,734 people, 6,745 households, and 4,162 families residing in the city.