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Photographer: Dale K. Benington
Taken: July 15, 2019
Caption: Building Fort Recovery Marker
Additional Description: Close-up view of the map that is displayed on this marker. The caption reads as follows: This "enclosed plan or draught" was part of the letter from Wayne to Burbeck and shows the fort as a square 62 feet on each side.The map appears not to be drawn to scale and shows a general location of the fort in relation to the large bend in the Wabash River. As Wayne states, "your own good judgement and experience will best direct ... the most suitable position for the Fort." This map was not publicly available until 2014 when it was acquired by the University of Michigan Clements Library.
Submitted: August 4, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p486486
File Size: 1.455 Megabytes

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