Mollasses Production

Historical marker location:

12296 Krouse Rd, Defiance, Ohio

( Marker is on Krouse Road (County Road 146) 0.3 miles north of U.S. 24, on the left when traveling north.)

The Ohio River Valley was home to several Native American cultures before European settlement, including the Adena and Hopewell cultures. These cultures left behind many burial mounds and other archaeological sites that are now protected and preserved by the state of Ohio.