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one of 19 National Register listings in Shelby County · listed in 2021 · category: Structure · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Shelby County.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Zenas King Bowstring Bridge
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Address. Benjamin Trail, Amos Lake, Tawawa Park, Sidney, 45845
- When was it listed? 2021-12-03
- Category. structure
- Township. McLean township
- National Register reference number. 100007183 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Specimens collected near this property
12 of 240 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 240 specimens collected within 10 miles of Zenas King Bowstring Bridge between 1800 and 1974: 200 Animalia, 21 Plantae, 19 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. R. Gaufin, A.R. Gaufin, H.H. Ross, Arden R. Gaufin and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dryopteris goldiana (Hook. ex Goldie) A.Gray | 1898 | Wetzstein, A. | Rich woods, New Bremen. |
 | Dryopteris spinulosa (O.F.Müll.) Watt | 1898 | Wetzstein, A. | Rich woods. Minster, Ohio |
 | Equisetum arvense L. | 1900 | Wetzstein, A. | Along R.R. to N. Bremen, St. Marys. |
 | Mentha aquatica L. | 1800 | Ballenstedt, B. | Bremen: An der WÅmme in Oberneuland bei Bremen |
 | Geum urbanum L. | 1883 | Baßmann | Bremen: Vegesack, feuchtes, schattiges Gehîlz bei Holthorst, sehr selten |
 | Rubus idaeus L. | 1889 | Meyerholz | Bremen: auf Quellgrund, Torf u. Humus |
 | Lobelia dortmanna L. | 1892 | Wendelken | Bremen: Bremen-Lesum, Lesum |
 | Rubus condensatus P.J.Müll. | 1892 | Elmgoeth, Fr. | Niedersachsen: Soltau in der Lüneburger Heide |
 | Spizella pusilla (A.Wilson, 1810) | 1900 | Henninger, W. F. (Walther Frederick) | New Bremen, Ohio, USA |
 | Carex conjuncta Boott | 1903 | Wetzstein A. | |
 | Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819) | 1905 | Clark, C. F. (Clarence F.) | Loramie Creek, Sec 30 of Cynthian township, ~0.3 mi SW of Newport, Cynthian township |
 | Campostoma anomalum anomalum | 1905 | Clark, C. F. (Clarence F.) | Loramie Creek, Sec 30 of Cynthian township, ~0.3 mi SW of Newport, Cynthian township |
All 240 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this property
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Zenas King Bowstring Bridge: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandwie Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bandwie Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fleckenstein Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Fleckenstein Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 111 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sidney, the town this property stands in, in 111 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 66 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 15 flood, 4 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Lightning | Sidney | 1 killed | A truck driver was killed by lightning along I-75 while fixing a mechanical issue with his truck. M50OU. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $50,000 | A grain silo and trees were downed on State Route 705. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $30,000 | Trees were downed, and a 60 by 60 foot pole barn was destroyed. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $23,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused damage to trees, a roof on a mobile home, and windows. Nickel to quarter size hail was also reported. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $20,000 | Three homes and a barn sustained structural damage. A business on Schenk Road had part of its roof removed. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $15,000 | Two barns had their tin roofs removed and a wooden fence was downed around a pool along Hardin-Wapakoneta Road. Several trees and power poles were also knocked down in this vicinity. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $15,000 | Numerous trees and large limbs were downed across the northern half of the county. One tree fell on a vehicle and another on a house in Sidney, causing minor damage to both. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $15,000 | Several homes were damaged by falling trees. Numerous trees and limbs were knocked down, and a few road signs were blown over. A 63 mph gust was measured in Anna. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $15,000 | Trees and limbs were downed. Fifteen homes and a few automobiles sustained minor damage from fallen trees. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees, some of which fell across roads and on cars. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Sidney | $12,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $10,000 | A tree fell onto a car. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $10,000 | Four power poles were knocked down along State Route 47. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines downed. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $10,000 | Trees downed. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $8,000 | Multiple trees as well as some power lines were downed. In the same area, lightning struck a utility pole, causing a nearby tree to catch on fire. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $6,000 | Multiple trees were downed along Main Street, taking out several power lines. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $6,000 | A few trees were blown down. Minor damage occurred at the EMA building. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $5,000 | Several large trees were downed on the south side of Sidney, including on Franklin and Ohio Avenues. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Sidney | $5,000 | Roads were closed across the area due to heavy rainfall and previous snow melt. Flooding began around 0754 EST on February 28th and ended around 0900 on March 2nd. Damage estimates for February were around five-thousand dollars. |
| February 2011 | Flood | Sidney | $5,000 | Roads were closed across the area due to heavy rainfall and previous snow melt. Flooding began around 0754 EST on February 28th and ended around 0900 EST on March 2nd. Damage estimates for March were around five-thousand dollars. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Sidney | $5,000 | Many roads were flooded throughout the county. |
| July 2006 | Flood | Sidney | $5,000 | Cooper and Cisco Roads were flooded. Several cars were flooded in a parking lot at the Shelby County Fairgrounds. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $5,000 | Trees knocked down. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $5,000 | Large trees were blown over as well as a semitrailer on Interstates 75 and 274. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $5,000 | Trees were downed. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $5,000 | Trees were downed, some on power lines. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Sidney | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $4,000 | Large limbs to 2.5 feet in diameter were knocked down along Main Street and Russel Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | A tree fell on a power line. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | A few trees were downed. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | Several trees were downed in the Sidney area. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | A couple of trees were knocked down in the Sidney area. A tree was also knocked down near Port Jefferson. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | A healthy tree of unknown size was knocked down onto a vehicle along South Miami Avenue. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | Several trees were downed or uprooted near Port Jefferson Road and Terrace Drive due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | Trees were downed on the west end of Sydney due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Power outages were also reported. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Sidney | $3,000 | A couple of roads were flooded and closed.| |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | Large limbs were downed. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | Several trees were knocked down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | Trees were downed on Miami River Road. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | Several tress were knocked down. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | Trees knocked down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | Trees downed. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $2,000 | A tree was downed on a power line on South Ohio Street. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $2,000 | Several trees were knocked down on Foraker Avenue. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $2,000 | One tree was knocked down on the courthouse square in Sidney. The tree damaged a nearby flag pole. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Sidney | $2,000 | Numerous streets were flooded due to heavy rainfall. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $2,000 | Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down from the thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $2,000 | A couple of trees were knocked down along Sidney-Plattsville and McCloskey School Roads. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $2,000 | Two trees were downed. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $2,000 | Two trees were downed. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $1,000 | A large tree was downed along a roadway. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $1,000 | A portion of a large tree was knocked down in the 800 block of South Miami Avenue. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at Custenborder Field Park. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $1,000 | One tree was knocked down in Orange Township. |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
4 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Michael Catholic Church Complex | 2.6 miles | 1979 |
 | St. Patrick Catholic Church and Rectory | 7.1 miles | 1979 |
| St. Patrick Catholic Church and Rectory | 7.2 miles | 1979 |
 | St. Remy Catholic Church | 7.8 miles | 1979 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007183 in Record Group 79. |
| Shelby County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.