| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — C 27 — Dudley's Massacre |
| | Here, on May 5, 1813, Col. Dudley's troops spiked the British artillery besieging Fort Meigs; but, in the enthusiasm of victory they were led into an ambush where over 600 were lost. — Map (db m18774) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — Fallen Timbers |
| | Resentment by the Indians against white encroachment reached a peck in the 1790’s. Encouraged by the British, they began to raid settlements. Two poorly organized American military campaigns, led by General Josiah Harmar in 1790 and Governor Arthur St. Clair in 1791, were soundly defeated by the Indians. President Washington turned to Anthony Wayne to crush Indian resistance.
Wayne assembled troops at Cincinnati, then moved to Fort Greene Ville where he spent many months creating a . . . — Map (db m19568) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — Fallen Timbers Battle Memorial — In Memoriam |
| |
On the Battlefield of Fallen Timbers, in unmarked graves, rest the brave soldiers of General Anthony Wayne's Legion of the United States and the Kentucky Volunteers, who were killed on August 20, 1794, in the victorious conflict with the Indians and their British allies.
Killed in Action - 33
Captain Robert MisCampbell · · Dragoons
Lieutenant Henry B. Towels · · 4th Sub-Legion
Sergeant James Mayfield · · 3d Sub-Legion
Sergeant Aaron Gilbert · · Dragoons
George Collander · Private · . . . — Map (db m20004) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — Fallen Timbers Battle Monument |
| | (Front)
The Greenville Treaty
To General Anthony Wayne who organized the “Legion of the United States” by order of President Washington and defeated Chief Little Turtle’s warriors here at Fallen Timbers August 20, 1794. This victory led to the Treaty of Greenville, August 3, 1795. Which opened much of the present state of Ohio to white settlers.
(Right Side)
Indian Warfare
In memory of the white
settlers massacred 1783-1794
(Left Side) . . . — Map (db m8175) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — 4-48 — First Presbyterian Church — Ohio Historical Marker |
| | This congregation was organized January 9, 1820 by 11 charter members. In 1837 the structure was completed on land reserved for religious purposes on the first Maumee plat. A British gun battery stood on the site in the War of 1812. Additions to the building were made in 1922, 1951, and 1968. Dr. Horatio Conant, pioneer teacher, merchant, physician, and politician, was for 59 years a member and officer. — Map (db m18772) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — Fort Miamis — Anthony Wayne Parkway |
| | On this site in 1794, the British built Fort Miamis to block Gen. Anthony Wayne's expected march on Detroit. Its strategic location commanded both the land and water routes in the Maumee Valley. The post, constructed after the manner of the noted French military engineer, Sebastien Vauban, was essentially an earthwork of ditches and embankments, re-enforced by log stockades and buildings, so impregnable did it appear that Gen. Wayne, after routing the Indians at Fallen Timbers (Aug. 20, 1794), . . . — Map (db m18738) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — 2-48 — House of Four Pillars — Ohio Historical Marker |
| | Theodore Dreiser wrote in 1900 his famous novel, Sister Carrie, in this house. It was built in 1835 and altered to Greek Revival Style in 1844. Dreiser acquired it in 1899. The house possesses most of the features typical of the American "classic temple" including four Doric columns rising the full length of the structure. In 1967 the house is owned by the William M. Hankins family. — Map (db m25878) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — Hull's Crossing/Turkey Foot Rock |
| | Hull's Crossing
Here, at the Maumee Rapids, Hull's army crossed on its fateful march to Detroit.
Turkey Foot Rock
Where Chief Turkey Foot died in battle, Aug. 1794. Later a great Indian Shrine. — Map (db m26401) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — The Great Trail |
| | This Tablet
Marks the Path
Made previous to the
French and Indian War
By the Indians
Who called it
THE GREAT TRAIL
It extended from Detroit to
Pittsburg and was used by the
French and British and by
General Harrison in 1812.
It was regarded as the most important
Early Route of the Central West. — Map (db m21882) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — The Indian Wars — 1790 - 1795 |
| | When American Pioneers attempted to settle the area north and west of the Ohio River, following the Ordinance of 1787, the Indians aided by the British in Canada, fought valiantly and fiercely for their homes in the Ohio Country. It required the efforts of three American armies to break the Indian resistance. The first Army (1790) under Gen. Josiah Harmar met defeat at the Miami Indian Villages (Fort Wayne, Indiana). The second (1791) under Gov. Arthur St. Clair was ambushed and suffered severe . . . — Map (db m18821) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — 3-48 — The Old Plantation |
| | Levi Beebe built in 1836 this structure then known as the Commercial Building housing stores, bank, and post office. During the canal era, the building was a stagecoach stop and social center for Maumee, the Lucas County seat until 1853. Later the inn was called the Neely House, Schiely House, the Bismark, Seurin Hotel Langley Inn, and, after 1940, The Old Plantation. — Map (db m27013) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — Turkey Foot Rock |
| | Lower marker On this rock according to tradition, Chief Turkey Foot of the Ottawa Indians rallied his warriors during the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Here he was killed and for many years tribesmen made offerings of tobacco on the rock to appease the Great Spirit.
Native American Memorial marker
In memory of all the American Indians who gave their lives at this place, including members of the following tribes.
Chippewa •
Ottawa •
Delaware •
Potawatami •
Miami • . . . — Map (db m19572) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — 5-48 — Wolcott House — Ohio Historical Marker |
| | This federal style house was built in 1827 by James A. Wolcott who migrated to Ohio in 1818 from Connecticut. Of distinguished parentage, Wolcott was a leading merchant, shipbuilder, judge and politician. Here he and his wife, Mary Wells, daughter of scout William Wells and Sweet Breeze, Indian Chief Little Turtle's daughter, made their home a center of frontier activity. This house stands as a tangible symbol of this Maumee pioneer, a Registered National Historic Place. — Map (db m27023) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Providence — 31-48 — Miami & Erie Canal — Ohio Historical Marker |
| | The Wabash & Erie Canal opened between Toledo and Lafayette, Indiana, May 8, 1843. The Miami Extension Canal was completed to Junction, Ohio, on July 4, 1845, linking the Wabash & Erie Canal with Cincinnati and resulting in changing the canal’s name to the Miami & Erie Canal. Prosperity reigned until the 1850s when railroad competition caused a slow decline in commerce. The canal branch to Indiana was in disuse by 1858 and totally abandoned in 1888. The canal system was revived from 1906-1909 . . . — Map (db m19574) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — A Prehistoric Fort |
| | A Prehistoric Fort consisting of earthen walls accompanied by moats, formerly occupied this site. The walls, three to four feet high, probably were surmounted by palisades which together with the steep river banks, rendered the fort fairly secure from attack by enemies.
The fortification probably pertained to the Erie Nation of Indians, living in northern Ohio prior to 1655.
The unobstructed view of the river in either direction enabled defenders of the fort to guard against surprise attack by enemy canoemen…. — Map (db m25860) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — 26 – 48 — Canal Terminus / Manhattan — Ohio Historical Marker |
| | [Marker Front]:
Canal Terminus
The original northernmost lock in a canal system which linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River was located near the foot of LaSalle Street. Indiana’s Wabash & Erie Canal (1843 – 1874) joined Ohio’s Miami & Erie Canal (1845 – 1913) near Defiance and shared the same course to this location. Toledo’s Swan Creek side cut became the northern terminus in 1864.
[Marker Reverse]:
Manhattan
Founded in 1835, by the . . . — Map (db m19439) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — 37-48 — Historic Woodlawn Cemetery — Ohio Historical Marker |
| | Founded in 1876 by a group of Toledo businessmen, Woodlawn Cemetery was designed in the tradition of the country's "rural cemetery" movement, which was first popularized in Europe in the 1830s. This movement reflects the change in American burial practices in the nineteenth century as attitudes of death changed from grim to sentimental. The cemetery's landscape emphasizes nature and art. Besides being a burial place, the cemetery is an arboretum, bird sanctuary, outdoor museum, and historical . . . — Map (db m27214) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — 21-48 — Lucas County — Ohio Historical Marker |
| | [Front Side/West Side of Marker]:"Lucas County"
Lucas County was named for Governor Robert Lucas who championed Ohio's cause in the "Toledo War," a boundary dispute arising when both Ohio and the Michigan Territory claimed this area. The Ohio legislature created Lucas County on June 20, 1835. The first court session convened in a Toledo schoolhouse during the pre-dawn hours of September 7 to avoid the Michigan militia.
[Reverse Side/East Side of Marker]:"Lucas . . . — Map (db m27221) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — Peter and Robert Navarre |
| | Erected by Citizens of Toledo, East Side Commercial Club, and Ford Post, GAR Peter and Robert Navarre U.S. Scouts War of 1812 East Toledo Historical Society, 1989 — Map (db m19556) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — Peter Navarre — 1785 – 1874 |
| | Famous Scout Whose loyalty, courage, and resourcefulness aided the United States in retaining this territory during the War of 1812 – 1815. His grave is 400 feet south of this spot. This memorial erected October 6, 1923. by The Peter Navarre Chapter N.S.U.S. Daughters of 1812 — Map (db m19552) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — 50 – 48 — Peter Navarre |
| | (Front):Peter Navarre 1790-1874Considered the first citizen of the East Side, Peter Navarre, along with his brother Robert, first settled the land east of the Maumee River in 1807. A fur trader by profession, Navarre was experienced in wilderness survival and had a deep understanding of Native American life. He died on March 20, 1874, and was buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery across the river from his beloved East Toledo. In 1922, the City of Toledo declared September 9th Peter Navarre . . . — Map (db m19555) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — 10-48 — Port Lawrence / Fort Industry, 1805 — Ohio Historical Marker |
| | [East Side of Marker]:"Port Lawrence"
This pioneer village, which was united with its downriver rival, Vistula, to be incorporated as Toledo in 1837, was platted by Cincinnati businessmen in 1817. The "Panic" of 1819 caused the enterprise to default. The village was re-platted in 1832. A two-story log warehouse along Swan Creek was the first important structure. The village was named for Captain James Lawrence, War of 1812 naval hero.
[West Side of Marker]:"Fort . . . — Map (db m25999) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — Pvt. Mark Wood — Company C., 21st. Ohio Volunteer Infantry |
| | Pvt. Mark Wood, Company C, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Died July 11, 1866 Congressional Medal of Honor winner
Pvt. Wood, a union soldier during the Civil War, was a member of the famed Andrews Raiders, who took possession of the Confederate locomotive the "General," at Big Shanty GA. and attempted to return it to the union lines. Andrews Raiders were pursued by the Confederate soldiers in another locomotive called the "Texas." Andrews Raiders were very near the Tennessee border when they . . . — Map (db m19087) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — State Line — 50th Anniversary of Michigan - Ohio Boundary Survey |
| | [Front of Marker]
STATE LINE
Surveyed By
S. S. Gannet
Geographer
United States
Geological Survey
1915
[Ohio Side of Marker]
OHIO
Frank B. Willis
Governor
- - - - -
Erected by Authority of
The 81st General Assmebly
Act of May 27, 1915
By Ohio Topographic Survey
C. E. Sherman Inspector
Jointly with the state of
Michigan
[Michigan Side of Marker]
MICHIGAN
Woodbridge N. Ferris
Governor
- - - - -
Erected by . . . — Map (db m21007) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — The Great Trail |
| | This Tablet
Marks the Path
Made previous to the
French and Indian War
By the Indians
Who called it
THE GREAT TRAIL
It extended from Detroit to
Pittsburg and was used by the
French and British and by
General Harrison in 1812.
It was regarded as the most important
Early Route of the Central West. — Map (db m27216) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — #8-48 — The Oliver House — Ohio Historic Marker |
| | [Front Side]:"The Oliver House"
Overlooking the "Middlegrounds," an early site of railroad, immigration, and commercial activity, the Oliver House opened in 1859 as Toledo's premier hotel. It was designed by nationally prominent architect Isaiah Rogers, in the Greek Revival style, and built by the family of William Oliver for whom the hotel was named; owner of this land, Oliver was one of Toledo's earliest real estate investors.
[Reverse Side]:"The Oliver House" . . . — Map (db m26003) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — 7-48 — Toledo — Ohio Historical Marker |
| | [Front Side of Marker, Facing South]:"Toledo"
After consolidation of the villages of Fort Lawrence and Vistula, the City of Toledo was incorporated in 1837. Originally named "Toledo" in 1833, the site became part of Ohio when the "Toledo War," a bloodless boundary conflict with Michigan, was resolved by Congress in 1836. Settlers were attracted by the commercial potential of the Maumee River, called "Miami of the Lake," and later the Miami-Erie Canal.
[Reverse Side of . . . — Map (db m27063) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — 20-48 — Toledo’s Canals — Ohio Historical Marker |
| | [Marker Front]:
The first canal boat arrived in Toledo from Indiana in 1843 via the Wabash & Erie Canal. The Miami & Erie Canal from Cincinnati was completed in 1845. It joined the W&E Canal near Defiance and they shared the same course along the Maumee River. The final section of the canal from Toledo’s Swan Creek Side Cut to Manhattan passed across the present courthouse square.
[Marker Reverse]:
Toledo won the canal business and became its northern terminus when . . . — Map (db m19474) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Toledo — 6-48 — Vistula Historic District — Ohio Historical Marker |
| | The pioneer village of Vistula is now bounded by Walnut, Champlain, Chestnut, Magnolia, and Summit streets. Established in 1833 by Benjamin F. Stickney and Edward Bissell, Vistula was merged with its rival, Port Lawrence, and in 1837 both villages were incorporated as Toledo. The Vistula Historic District, Toledo's oldest neighborhood, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. — Map (db m26318) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Waterville — Fort Deposit / Roche de Bout — Anthony Wayne Parkway |
| | Fort Deposit
Gen. Mad Anthony Wayne built Fort Deposit near here on Aug. 19, 1794 when advancing against theforces ofthe hostile Indian Confederacy gathered at the foot of the Rapida. The following day, leaving Capt. Zebulon Pike with 200 soldiers to guard his equipment and stores, he routed the Indians in the decisive victory of Fallen Timbers. After treating his wounded, Wayne abandoned the fort and returned up the valley to Fort Defiance.
Roche de Bout
Just downstream is a . . . — Map (db m19589) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Waterville — The Columbian House |
| | This property has been
Placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior — Map (db m25974) |
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