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4 unusual facts about Huron County


Albert Fisher

Albert's parents, Andrew and Stephinia Fisher, arrived in the United States from Baden, Germany around 1835 and settled in Peru, Ohio, where Andrew set up a blacksmith shop.

Pointe aux Barques Light

It is an active lighthouse maintained by the US Coast Guard remotely, located in Lighthouse County Park on Lake Huron near Port Hope, Michigan in Huron County.

Robert Erie Nay

He was born in Huron County, Ontario, the son of J.J. Nay, and was educated in Minga, Manitoba and at Manitoba University.

Terry Boose

Boose earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in business administration from Texas Tech University, and subsequently served as the fiscal officer for Norwalk Township in Huron County.


Henry R. Brinkerhoff

Brinkerhoff was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress and served from March 4, 1843, until his death in Huron County, Ohio, April 30, 1844.

Martin R. Bradley

Prior to his election to the House, Bradley was a school teacher in Huron County, later moving to Hermansville and serving as the superintendent of schools and as postmaster.

Robert H. Coats

He was born in Clinton, Huron County, Ontario in 1874, the son of Charles Coats, who came to Canada from Scotland.


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Greg McClinchey

Raised on a small farm in Central Huron, Ontario (the former Hullett Township, Ontario), McClinchey is a seventh generation resident of Huron County.

Ohio State Route 547

State Route 547's western endpoint is situated on the Seneca-Huron County Line, which serves as the western boundary of the historic Firelands and Connecticut Western Reserve.

Ohio State Route 601

Heading north from there, along the west side of SR 601 is Summit Motorsports Park, and immediately to the north of that, Norwalk-Huron County Airport.