This is the bridge over the Auglaize River, on the southeast edge of Buckland, OH. Fort Amanda is just a few miles to the north, along this same river. But I haven’t been able to find any references to this section of the river having been a major transportation route at the time of the War of 1812 or in years before or after. I get the impression that soldiers and other travelers came up from Cincinnati by other routes to the St. Mary’s River, then overland to Fort Amanda, then followed this river north. So I don’t have any historical anecdotes to tie to the location of this bridge.
Oh, well. I like getting off my bike at bridges anyway to have a look around.
