OTTAWA COUNTY — All 88 counties in Ohio are participating in a massive history project that will help all of us learn about the people who fought in the Revolutionary War.
Ohio was not one of the original 13 colonies during the Revolutionary War, but it was the site of battles and became home to many veterans in the years after they served.
Now, there's a push to find where those veterans are all buried.
It's believed there are around 7,000 veterans from the Revolutionary War buried in Ohio.
Todd Kleismit is the executive director for America 250 Ohio. The organization is working to learn as much as it can about these veterans before the nation's 250th anniversary next year, and he believes most of the help can come from Ohioans.
“We are asking for the public who is interested in help