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The museum is housed in a three-story stone mansion, fully restored and refurbished with period furniture and accessories as well as a large collection of area historical memorabilia. Sometimes known known as the "House of Seven Oaks", the old Clark Mansion was given to the Historical Society in by William Fostnaught, a local attorney and school teacher, to be used as a museum. The house's original builders were John and Tracey Clark in on property located at the far north end of Van Wert.

The home, designed by Mrs. Clark, is now furnished with period furniture and artifacts which have been donated by area residents. In the s the building was demolished. The bell sounded the alarm whenever there was a fire. By the sequence and number of times the bell was rung, volunteer firemen and almost everyone in town knew where the fire was!

Around the property are numerous historical artifacts including a recently restored 2-story log house built in the s. A jail cell is also on display from the Van Wert County Jail built in and demolished in In , the museum underwent an extensive renovation project which included making the mansion handicapped accessible.

There is no charge for visiting the Museum or any of its buildings. Restored Bear School. In the school house was moved and faithfully restored. It is furnished with old school desks, a teacher? When British Major John Andre was stopped for questioning by three American soldiers during the American Revolutionary War, little did they realize at that time that their actions would be responsible for turning one of America's most celebrated generals into America's most notorious traitor.

While the three soldiers questioned him they began to be suspicious of his behavior. At the time he was dressed in civilian clothes without any hint of being a British officer. When the answers to their questions began to sound suspicious, the men search Andre and discovered in his possession defensive plans for West Point.

These plans were directly linked to General Benedict Arnold. Initially the 3 men believed that their prisoner must have stolen the plans, but in time and after much questioning, it became clear that Andre was working under direct orders from his superiors and had gained the plans directly from Arnold. Shortly before his capture, Major John Andre had been transported to Arnold's home by a British sloop-of-war and had come under fire from American forces. In order to avoid capture, Andre slipped out of his military uniform and into civilian clothes.

He left Arnold's house on horseback along with the plans Arnold had provided him for West Point and how the British could take the fort. When Benedict Arnold heard that Andre had been captured he fled to the British.

However, the British refused to hand him over. Andre was hanged as a spy a few days later. About 40 years later his body was exhumed and reburied in Westminster Abbey. This would not be the end of the story. Many years later, Captain Riley was surveying land in Northwest Ohio plotting out the next phase of Ohio's settlement by dividing the land into counties.

The Ohio Legislature decided to making a lasting memorial to the three men responsible for uncovering Benedict Arnold's plans that could have caused the American Revolution to turn out differently.