Maumee
 

Background: The city of Maumee is located at Exit 4 of the Ohio Turnpike and on U.S. Routes 20, 23, 24, and 25, and Route 475 in Lucas County. The city stretches for five miles along the north bank of the historic Maumee River.

Schools: The city of Maumee is served by the Maumee City School District consisting of four elementary, one middle school, and one senior high school. The Maumee City School District enjoys a long and proud tradition of providing academic excellence to students and being a focal point for community pride and accomplishment. For a 2003-2004 Maumee City School District Report Card from the Ohio Department of Education, click here.

Private Schools:  The Greater Maumee area is served by more than a dozen private schools.  For a complete list of these schools and links to each institution, click here to visit the Greater Toledo community page.

Recreation Facilities: Maumee maintains ten parks and playgrounds, many with tennis courts and ball diamonds. The Recreation Department offers organized playground programs during the summer months.

The Lucas County Recreation Center complex, located in Maumee, is home to the Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame, and the Lucas County Fair Grounds.  The Recreation Center offers three swimming pools, athletic fields, and tennis courts.

Did You Know?

The city of Maumee resides in the beautiful Maumee River Valley, where many early Indian tribes made their homes.

Maumee was established early in the 1800's and within the city or nearby area are many interesting historical sites and monuments, including the battle of Fallen Timbers, Turkey Foot Rock, Fort Miami, Fort Meigs, Dudley's Massacre, the Indian Elm, and canal locks.

Many historic homes, some built as early as the 1820's, are still preserved and maintained as residential homes in Old Maumee.  The Wolcott House Museum, operated by the Maumee Valley Historical Society, has collected on its grounds six historical buildings from the Maumee area that illustrate the history of the Maumee Valley from 1835 - 1901.

Maumee is the home of Fort Meigs, a sprawling log-and-earth fortification on the Maumee River, which became a focal point of the War of 1812.  The British suffered their first setback of the Northwest Campaign when a gallant detachment of American Troops stood fast against the combined forces of the British and Canadian soldiers and Tecumseh's warriors.