Jacob’s Well

Jacob’s Well is an Ohio historical marker in Marion County.

Marion County · 400 Delaware Ave, Marion, OH, 43302 -- Marion Towers, on N side of complex in a small courtyard

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Side A: Jacob Foos, while surveying the Military Road north from Fort Morrow to Fremont during the War of 1812, dug a well at this site. General William H. Harrison and his troops, on their way to Lake Erie, camped here and drank from the well. This area was known as “Jacob’s Well” until the founding of Marion in 1822. Side B: Same

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Marker data: Ohio Historical Markers program, Ohio History Connection (Remarkable Ohio)

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