Electricity Rates in Put In Bay, OH

History of Put In Bay

The first known people to use the island were various groups of Native American tribes, including the Ottawas, Miamis, Shawnee, Senecas, Iroquois, and the Eries. The island provided shelter during crossings of Lake Erie. Some remains were discovered when a section of the island was plowed.In 1679, Robert LaSalle and thirty-two of his men were the first to sail a large vessel in the Great Lakes: the Griffon. They would transport fur and pelts from Green Bay, Wisconsin to Queensland, Ontario. Stopping at Middle Bass Island, they found unique undiscovered flowers. They named the island Isle des Fleurs because of the flowers; this name was used for the next 200 years.During the War of 1812, Put-in-Bay was an important base of operations for a United States Navy squadron under Oliver Hazard Perry. Perry and his squadron arrived at the island on August 16, 1813. They used the island to train and to spy on nearby British forces located at Fort Malden in Ontario, Canada. At that point, the war had been going on for 14 months and had favored the British; Detroit had surrendered to them, and all American invasions of Canada had been repulsed. On September 10, 1813, British Captain Robert Heriot Barclay, commanding a small Royal Navy squadron of six ships, had come looking for a fight. Perry and his squadron came out to meet them. The Battle of Lake Erie began at 11:45 in the morning about eight miles away from Put-in-Bay.

Put In Bay by the Numbers

Population

749

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Median Household Income

$86,250/yr

Median Home Value

$497,500

Homeownership Rate

92%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)