The blue bridge

Ohio · United States · Bridge

Lamereaux Road crosses the Huron River on a blue bridge down in a small valley. Seymour Creek runs in nearby, and it is named for a man killed on the.

Near Monroeville in Huron County, Ohio, Lamereaux Road crosses the Huron River on a blue painted bridge set down in a narrow valley.

Not far from it, Seymour Creek empties into the river.

The creek carries the name of an Ohio militia scout who was killed on one of the bluffs above it during the War of 1812.

That war is barely remembered now and it was fought hard in northern Ohio. The frontier here was raided from both directions, Native nations were divided over which side to take, and the killing was done in ones and twos on bluffs and along creeks rather than in battles.

A watercourse named after a single man means somebody local knew exactly where he died.

The bridge and roads are public.

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Where is The blue bridge located?

The blue bridge is in Ohio, United States.