Tango01 | 13 Dec 2019 10:47 p.m. PST |
"A misunderstanding of the geography of the Great Lakes started a feud, known as the Toledo War, between the state of Ohio and a territory called Michigan. Tune in to Ridiculous History to hear how the conflict between these lands was solved…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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JimSelzer | 14 Dec 2019 2:00 a.m. PST |
and they reenact it each year on the gridiron Michigan vs Ohio State |
skipper John | 14 Dec 2019 9:02 a.m. PST |
Over Toledo? You ever been to Toledo? There are professional "road delays due to construction" contractors that live there year round. 30 years and I've never driven through Toledo without a detour of some kind or another. Toledo has the most diverse collection of orange road barrels ever seen, some dating back several decades. Ever wonder what they do with your road tax dollars? Drive through Toledo!!!!!! |
Tango01 | 14 Dec 2019 11:36 a.m. PST |
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von Schwartz | 14 Dec 2019 6:59 p.m. PST |
@skipper John Over Toledo? You ever been to Toledo? That's what they were fighting about, Michigan said it belonged to Ohio, and Ohio said it belonged to Michigan…Ohio lost. |
Augustus | 14 Dec 2019 11:50 p.m. PST |
Toledo has good hamburgers. |
Legion 4 | 15 Dec 2019 9:18 a.m. PST |
I was thinking the same Jim ! Skipper, I wonder that every time I drive anywhere and I live in Boardman, OH. Right next to Youngstown, OH. One of the jewels of the Rust Belt ! von Schwartz +1 Been there once or twice … that was enough ! |
Tango01 | 15 Dec 2019 4:23 p.m. PST |
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von Schwartz | 15 Dec 2019 6:14 p.m. PST |
Spent a week there one night. |
Choctaw | 16 Dec 2019 8:22 a.m. PST |
Toledo is the place to be according to Max Klinger. |
Kaiju Doug | 16 Dec 2019 3:52 p.m. PST |
As a Toledo resident, I must take offense at opinions of people who have not spent any time here. Our Art Museum, Toledo Zoo, and Metro Park System are some of the best in the state and country. I have run our annual historical miniatures wargaming conference "Drums at Fort Meigs for the past 20 years. Every year I refight the Toledo War of 1835 on a tabletop battlefield. The score to date is Ohio 10, Michigan 9 ( I was sick last year and did not run it.) Fort Meigs is the largest reconstructed wooden fort in the U.S. fortmeigs.org. I do believe that I have dual citizenship because I live north of the old state line, which is about 7 miles south in Toledo. An interesting history of the conflict that was totally caused by the oldest of all desires, no not sex but greed. The pursuit of money and power. |
Legion 4 | 16 Dec 2019 4:41 p.m. PST |
I think we all were kidding around … no real offense was intended … |
von Schwartz | 16 Dec 2019 5:12 p.m. PST |
As Legion said, it's a joke…mostly |
Kaiju Doug | 16 Dec 2019 5:31 p.m. PST |
I understand, but a little history never hurts. During our weekly game nights in my workshop (AKA:The Bunker) the conversations are not for the faint of heart. The boys are known to talk trash about anyone around the table, all in good fun and only meant to distract the players from paying attention to affairs on the game table. |
Legion 4 | 17 Dec 2019 9:04 a.m. PST |
I'm all for more history in any conversation. Too much information that many don't know … and sadly many don't care … |
von Schwartz | 18 Dec 2019 5:16 p.m. PST |
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