Perrysburg is a city located in Wood County, Ohio, United States, along the south side of the Maumee River.

A local legend has held that it was designed by noted architect Charles Pierre L'Enfant, after he planned Washington, DC, but this has not been supported by fact.

[6][7] Perrysburg lies near the center of the Twelve Mile Square Reservation, a tract of land ceded in 1795 to the United States by the Odawa people following their defeat in the Northwest Indian Wars.

They had occupied this territory since the turn of the 18th century, after having settled in the region of the French trading post at Fort Detroit.

He left there in 1810 following appointment as US Customs Collector and postmaster for the new port at the Foot of the Rapids of the Miami of the Lake Maumee River.

He settled on a 160-acre land grant, signed by President James Monroe, on River Tract #64 in Waynesfield Township.

When the War of 1812 progressed toward Northwest Ohio, General William Henry Harrison ordered the construction of the fort, beginning in February 1813.

Fort Meigs was constructed on a bluff above the Maumee River, and built from a design by army engineer Captain Eleazer D. Wood, for whom the county would be named.

[10] Some postings on the Internet have claimed that Charles Pierre L'Enfant, noted designer of Washington, DC, had also surveyed and platted Perrysburg, Ohio.

Prior to the city's 200th anniversary celebration, the Historical Society hired former engineers to assess this claim.

The researchers studied local, state and federal archives, but found no support for this position.

It was named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, naval commander during the War of 1812 and hero of the Battle of Lake Erie.

[12] In 1833, Perrysburg contained a courthouse, jail, schoolhouse, two stores, two taverns, two physicians, two lawyers, about 60 houses, and 250 inhabitants.

Bibb was able to obtain gainful employment and managed to save $15 over the course of the winter, which he put towards his plan to rescue his wife and children from slavery.

Perryville closed down for two months in that summer, trying to contain the epidemic at a time when people did not understand how the disease was transmitted.

On October 12, 1984 President Ronald Reagan made a whistle stop in Perrysburg while traveling in the historic Ferdinand Magellan railroad car.

[16] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.51 square miles (29.81 km2), all land.