SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE 1

Total annual household income:

64 65

Residential School District:Gender: Male Female1 23

Under $12,000 $12,001-$18,000

No. of occupants in your household:

21-30 30 or more42 43

Yes No

40 41

Weekdays Weekends & Holidays

Age:

26-35 36-496 7

0-16 17-254 5

50-64 >658 9

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Do you or any of your family have military experience?

This Survey Questionnaire will serve as the prime instrument to gather the necessary data in our undertaking of a Preliminary Study to establish the

premise of financial feasibility in rebuilding Fort Laurens in Bolivar – the only revolutionary war fort ever built in Ohio.

In the last 10 years how many other historical places of interest in Ohio/PA have you visited?[please check all that apply]

0-10 11-20

Are you aware of these Projects?

34 35

How many historical sites do you visit a year?

3 4 or more22 23

20 211 2

The Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail Project [O&ECTTP] that is part of the Ohio Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor will eventually extend from Cleveland’s lakefront in the north to Dover & New Philadelphia in the south and will serve bicyclists, runners, hikers, canoeists, families and lovers as they discover places of peace & tranquility, hidden views of wildlife and artifacts of Ohio’s original settlers.

Are you aware of the project to rebuild Fort Laurens?

Yes

Winter [Jan-Mar]

26

62

How many miles would you be willing travel to see a great historical site such as Fort Laurens?

In 1915, the Ohio State General Assembly passed legislation to “purchase for the State the lands upon which Fort Laurens is located, and additional land adjacent thereto as may be necessary to properly restore said fort and works …”

Yes No32 33

Would you be willing to visit Ohio's only revolutionary war fort, Fort Laurens, if it were rebuilt?

Yes No38 39

If the O&ECTTP was designed to include Fort Laurens would you be more willing to visit it?

Yes No36 37

3 4 or more30 3128 291 2

What season is more preferable for you to visit Fort Laurens? [please check all that apply]

No 27

Overnight 69

Summer [Jul-Sep] 60

Spring [April-Jun] 63

Fall [Oct-Dec] 61

What time of the week is more preferable for you to visit Fort Laurens? [please check all that apply]

Afternoon [12:00 – 4:00]68

Morning [9:00 – 12:00] 66 Evening [4:00 – 9:00] 67

If you are a parent would you want your children to be taken on field trips to Fort Laurens?

What time of day is more preferable for you to visit Fort Laurens? [please check all that apply]

Corn Fright Night???

Leaf-Peeper Tours57

12 13

10 11

16 17

$18,001-$24,000

$30,001-$36,000

$24,001-$30,000

$36,001-$42,000

18 19$30,001-$36,000 $36,001-$42,000

14 15$30,001-$36,000 $36,001-$42,000

In the last 10 years how many Festivals or any other activities in Ohio have you visited?[please check all that apply]

Does American History interest you?

Yes 24 No 25

Attwood Fall Festival58

Sugarcreek Swiss Festival56

Shaker Museum

59

54

Fort Armstrong49

Fort Wayne46

Custer Monument48

Schoenbrunn Church45

McCook House5251

Fort Ligonier

Fort Halifax

53

Fort Recovery47

Fort Miegs44

50

Zoar Village

Fort Amanda

55

Yes 72 No 73

If you are a teacher would you take your students on field trips to Fort Laurens?

Yes 70 No 71

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIREcontinued

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Service-Learning Projecthttp://www.personal.kent.edu/~gblundel/html/hodgepodge.htm http://www.ohioeriecanal.org/trail.html

http://www.ohiohistory.org/

Considering all the benefits that a rebuilt Fort Laurens will bring to Ohio, how much would you be willing to pay as an entrance fee?

Please provide us with any other comments you would like to share.

If an annual membership was offered that entitled you to free entrance to Fort Laurens and many other historical places of interest in Ohio, how much would you be willing to pay?

Less than $ 25.00

$ 100.00

Adults Children 5-16

$ 75.00

$ 50.00

School Groups $ 3.00By appointment

$ 50.00

$ 40.00

$ 25.00

School Groups $ 5.00By appointment

$ 7.50

121

$ 15.00

118

Adults Children 5-16

$ 12.50

119

$ 10.00

120

$ 10.00112

$ 7.50

113$ 5.00

Less than $ 50.00

If there was a souvenir shop at a rebuilt Fort Laurens, what would you like to see displayed for sale? [please check all that apply]

86

Calendars90

Maps84

92

Teaspoons99 101

Would you be interested in making a monetary donation to assist with the rebuilding of Fort Laurens?

Should you wish to be provided with the results of this survey and any future developments in this regard, please provide your contact details;

Name:

Address:

City:

State & Zip:

Email:

How would you like to experience the displays at the rebuilt Fort Laurens? [please check all that apply]

Self-guided 74 Tour-guided 75

Your confidentiality is assuredThank you for your time

Yes No 125

Would you be interested in donating your time to assist with the rebuilding of Fort Laurens?

Yes No 123

Tents102 104

Postcards87 89

What would you like to see/experience at a rebuilt Fort Laurens? [please check all that apply]

Battle Re-enactments

Period Costumed Tour Guides77

Souvenir Shop80

Interactive Tours76

81

Historic PresentationsAdult Beverages82 83

Campsite for overnight visitorsConcessions78 79

Flags/Pennants

Bumper-stickers

Militaria

Sleeping Bags

Authentic Clothing

Moccasins

T-Shirts

Patches

Recipe Books

Sweatshirts

85

91

100

103

88

Baseball Caps93 95Cigarette LightersKey rings 94

Paperweights96 98Military ToysCoffee Mugs 97

109

110

111

108

105

106

107

117

114

115

116

124

122