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State Route 18 Route of SR 18 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by ODOT Length 197.39 mi (317.67 km) Existed 1924–present Major junctions West end SR 8 near Hicksville Major intersections I-75 near North Baltimore I-71 near Medina I-77 / SR 21 near Fairlawn I-76 in Akron East end SR 91 in Akron Location Country United States State Ohio Counties Defiance, Henry, Wood, Hancock ...
As the glacier went through several advances and retreats, the direction of flow and the outlet changed numerous times. 1 The Huron River has followed its present course since the last retreat of the glaciers. The main stem of the river, which is about 136 miles long, originates in Big Lake and the Huron Swamp in north-central Oakland County.
The Huron-Wendat Nation (or Huron-Wendat First Nation) is an Iroquoian-speaking nation that was established in the 17th century. In the French language, used by most members of the First Nation, they are known as the Nation Huronne-Wendat. The French gave the nickname “Huron” to the Wendat, from the French word "hure" meaning “boar's head ...
Bessie (lake monster) In northeastern Ohio and Michigan folklore, Bessie is a name given to a lake monster in Lake Erie, [1] [2] also known as South Bay Bessie [3] or simply The Lake Erie Monster . The first recorded sighting of Bessie occurred in 1817, [2] and more sightings have occurred intermittently and in greater frequency in the last ...
The Caroni Swamp is a 12,000 acre swamp [3] located on the west coast of the island of Trinidad. It is one of the largest mangrove forest on the island. Caroni Swamp is protected under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance. [4] The Caroni Swamp runs along the banks of the Caroni River and contains numerous channels ...
Wyandot people. The Wyandot people (also Wyandotte, Wendat, Waⁿdát, or Huron) [2] are Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America, and speakers of an Iroquoian language, Wyandot . In the United States, the Wyandotte Nation is a federally recognized tribe headquartered in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. [3]
In folklore, the Michigan Dogman was a creature allegedly witnessed in 1887 in Wexford County, Michigan, United States. It was described as a seven-foot tall, blue-eyed, or amber-eyed bipedal canine-like animal with the torso of a man and a fearsome howl that sounds like a human scream. According to legends, the Michigan Dogman appears in a ten ...
