Dublin Core
Title
0018 - The Ohio Story: "When Old Betsy Spoke"
Subject
Fremont (Sandusky County, Ohio) - History
Fort Stephenson (Ohio)
Croghan, George, 1791-1849
Fort Meigs (Ohio)
Ordnance (Cannons)
Old Betsy
Fort Stephenson (Ohio)
Croghan, George, 1791-1849
Fort Meigs (Ohio)
Ordnance (Cannons)
Old Betsy
Description
The story of Major Croghan, a 21 year old, who defended Fort Stephenson (now Fremont) and used Old Betsy to defeat the advance of General Proctor in 1813.
Creator
Siedel, Frank
Source
The Ohio Story Radio Scripts
Volume 1. Number 1.
January-February-March
1947
Volume 1. Number 1.
January-February-March
1947
Publisher
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company
WTAM Radio, Cleveland Ohio
WTAM Radio, Cleveland Ohio
Date
Friday, February 14, 1947
6:30-6:45 P.M.
6:30-6:45 P.M.
Contributor
Waldrop, Robert (Narrator)
Siedel, Frank (Writer)
Buchanan, Stuart (Producer)
Field, Tom (Announcer)
Siedel, Frank (Writer)
Buchanan, Stuart (Producer)
Field, Tom (Announcer)
Format
.pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
The original manuscript digitized here is located at the Ohio Genealogical Society (OGS) Library in Bellville, Ohio. The Ohio Story Radio Scripts, collection MSS 218 in the OGS Archives, was donated by Jonathan Siedel, son of creator Frank Siedel, on August 12, 1996.