Photo: Burying the U.S. Army Dead Marker

Photographer: Dale K. Benington
Taken: July 15, 2019
Caption: Burying the U.S. Army Dead Marker
Additional Description: Close-up view of the photograph that is displayed on this marker. The caption reads as follows: In 1886, the citizens of fort recovery petitioned Congress for a monument to be built to commemorate the veterans of the two battles. The request was not granted, so the village erected a temporary wood and sand coated monument at the intersection of Wayne and Butler streets. The inscription at the base read "Honor the Heroes of 1791." A natural gas pipe ran up to the top of the monument where it could be lit at night. After several years, it was deemed a safety hazard, moved to a park, and was blown down in a windstorm. It was replaced in 1913 by the current 101-foot-tall obelisk in Monument Park.
Submitted: August 5, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p486584
File Size: 1.913 Megabytes

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