Col. William Crawford

Col. William Crawford. . [Front Side] , George Washington and Col. Crawford's friendship began while Washington was acting surveyor for Lord Fairfax in the Shenandoah Valley in 1749, and continued until Col. Crawford's death., Col. Crawford's record is as follows: three years service under Washington during the French and Indian War, and three years during the Revolutionary War. He was with Washington's army when it crossed the Delaware. At Valley Forge on Christmas Day. He participated in the victory at Trenton the next day and at Princeton the 3rd of January 1777. On May 18th, 1782, Crawford started on his campaign against Sandusky but met his defeat at Battle Island, June 5th, 1782, the last Revolutionary conflict with the Indians in the state of Ohio. Colonel Crawford was captured, brought back to Upper Sandusky, thence three miles north west to Crawford Township on the Tymochtee Creek, tortured and burned at stake June 11th, 1782., [Reverse Side] , This marker has been erected by the Ohio Daughters of the American Revolution to Commemorate the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the Birth of George Washington Feb. 22, 1732 , Washington was a close friend of Col. William Crawford who headed the campaign against Sandusky, This site marks the approach and retreat of Col. Crawford in the Sandusky Expedition.