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In July 1813, a detachment of soldiers under Lt. Col. James V. Ball built a supply fort here along the military road on the west bank of the Sandusky River. Ball chose the site for its large spring of cold water, which he enclosed within the stockade. Following the War of 1812, settler Erastus Bowe established a house and tavern on the site of Camp Ball. This settlement, in 1817, marked the beginning of both Seneca County and the city of Tiffin.
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Tiffin, Ohio · United States
