Dempsey-Willard Fight

Historical marker location:

3910 North Summit Street, Toledo, Ohio

( Marker is on North Summit Street, 0.3 miles north of East Manhattan Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2003

"The Fight of the Century".

Ohio is known as the "Mother of Presidents" because of its role in producing so many US presidents. In addition to the seven presidents who were born in Ohio, another president, William Henry Harrison, lived in Ohio for much of his life and is sometimes counted as an honorary Ohioan.