BTVB - helping people Discover Bucyrus since 2001

2012 BTVB Members

If you would like to support the growth of tourism in our area, so others can ‘Discover Bucyrus’, contact us today. Email us today to inquirer!

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Patron Members
Advanced Fiber Technology - Bucyrus	Gus's Grill & Grog - Bucyrus
Herald Printing - New Washington
Belle Hoffman House – Bucyrus	Lamar Outdoor Advertising
Carle’s Bratwurst - Bucyrus	Miller’s Drive-In - Bucyrus
C.E. White Company - New Washington	Thomas R. Brown, CPA - Bucyrus
City of Bucyrus	Tates PC Repair & Service - Bucyrus
Comm. Improvement - New Washington
Cooper’s Mill - Bucyrus	WBCO-AM/WQEL-FM - Bucyrus
Firelands Federal Credit Union-Bucyrus
First Federal Community Bank -Bucyrus
All Supporting Business Members
A-1 Printing	Ley’s Jewelry
Altercare of Bucyrus	Lowe-Volk Park
Amish Vault	Norton’s Flowers
Arby’s	180 Degree Salon
Auburn Lake Park	p.m. Imaging Advertising
Authentiques	Peebles Department Store
Bucyrus Chamber of Commerce	People’s Savings and Loan
Bucyrus Lions Club	Pisanello’s Pizza
Bucyrus Little Theater	Products by Slater
Bucyrus Tire LLC	Precision Technologies, Inc.
Carlisle House	Rotary Club
Central Monogramming	Shelby/Mansfield KOA
Circle E. Buffalo & Longhorn Ranch	Sherwin-Williams Company
Community Coupon Magazine	Southernmost Construction Company
Crawford Antique Farm Machinery Assoc.	Special Moments Bridal, Tux & Prom
D. Picking Company	Sycamore Run Farms
Dostal-Kirk Agency	The Boutique
Elk Ridge Game Farm	The Dexter Company
Farmer’s Citizens Bank	The Styling Den
Foxfire Family Park	United Bank, NA
Grass Run Alpacas	Warehouse Office Products
Hands On Therapy	Weaver Arms/Crazy Fox
Harvey School	Wise Funeral Service
Haydocy Automotive	VFW Post #1078
Holiday Inn Express	Zeigler Electrical Services
Insta-Clean Services
Katona Realty
Kimmel Corporation
Knights Inn
Friends Members	Church Members
Marianne Appleby	Bucyrus United Methodist
Arlo & Carol Brown
Bucyrus Community Hospital Auxiliary	First Christian Church
Camp Michael	First Presbyterian Church
Gary Cole, County Treasurer
Ed & Barb Dolch
Friends of the Crawford Park District	Heritage Room First Presbyterian Church
Scott & Mary Lou Hastings	Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Norm & Norma Hill	St. John’s United Church of Christ
St. John's United Church of Christ- Baseline
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Tom & Lavonne Moore	Woodlawn United Methodist Church
Darrel D. Motter
Kathryn Oppenlander
Janis Ransom
Gale & Mary Ann Ruth
Ronald & Carolyn Sand
Mary Stuckert

Bucyrus History

Bucyrus has weathered many changes since its founding father, Samuel Norton, arrived from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania in 1817. Then it was a vast, unpopulated area of hardwood forest.

For many years, the Lincoln Highway (America's first trans-continental road) ran through the middle of the city. During the days of prohibition, our city was a stopping point for many gangsters like Al Capone, traveling from Chicago to New York. Today, although blocked off, many of their underground street tunnels used for quick get-aways, still survive.

Today, Bucyrus has 13,000 residents and is known as the Bratwurst capital of the world and home to the last hand-hammered copper kettle company in America. In a nutshell, Bucyrus has grown from a rural settlement into a small city with a variety of modern industries, a surviving main street business community, and a hand full of world renowned companies. Should that not be ample reason to blow our own horn, we believe we are one of the few remaining cities that possess the ambiance found in any Norman Rockwell painting. Take a drive down our streets and you'll see the American flag flying outside homes and store fronts nearly 365 days a year. During the summer, residents gather at the square to listen to local musicians, mingle with friends and enjoy some old-fashioned popcorn. At Christmas, the main street sidewalks are lit with candles as carolers stroll down the streets and residents meander through the shops, sipping on hot mulled cider, popcorn balls and other treats provided by the local merchants. Rich in history and tradition, Bucyrus is a great place to visit, live and raise a family.

Fun Facts:

1.) The first daily weather reports were started on December 24, 1887 in the Evening Telegraph.
2.) In 1942 Camp Millard, a training camp for the 753rd Railway Shop Battalion was established at the fairgrounds to train men during World War II.
3.) A.D. Juillard, founder of the Juillard School of Music, helped establish our public library.
4.) In 1838, a mastodon skeleton was uncovered by Abraham Hahn, in a shallow, but swampy area of Bucyrus.
5.) Bucyrus native, Lauretta Schimmoler, is noted for first proposing the establishment of a flight nurse section in the U.S. Army Nurse Reserve - 1933.
6.) John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) had one of his apple tree nurseries where the Bucyrus Arby’s is located today.
7.) 77 Bucyrus Steam Shovels helped excavate more than 2,780,000 pounds of dirt to build the Panama Canal.
8.) More than 27 tons of traditional German Bratwurst is served during the annual Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival.
9.) We have 4 great local area school districts: Buckeye Central, Bucyrus City, Colonel Crawford, and Wynford.