Fremont, city, seat of Sandusky County, northern Ohio, on the Sandusky River; incorporated 1866. It is a commercial and manufacturing center located in a fertile agricultural region. Products include cutlery, batteries, aluminum items, tools, motor-vehicle seat covers, and beet sugar and other processed food. The home and grave of President Rutherford B. Hayes are here. Fort Stephenson was established on the site in 1812 and was the scene (1813) of a U.S. victory in the War of 1812. The settlement that grew around the fort was known as Lower Sandusky until 1849, when it was renamed for the army officer and explorer John C. Frémont. Population 17,834 (1980); 17,648 (1990); 17,375 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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