Castine in Darke County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Camp Maple Swamp

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 27, 2014

1. Camp Maple Swamp Marker

Inscription. The army of Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair camped on the southern margin of Maple Swamp at the headwaters of Twin Creek. One and a half miles west of this site at noon on October 11, 1791 A.D. on account of the marshy condition of the ground it was necessary to delay the advance until the following afternoon when the army veered to the northeast and struck a well worn Indian path leading through the prairie and avoiding the wet places. The army gained about five and a half miles this day and camped on bottom land along a small stream probably near the large spring at the entrance of Wayne Lakes Park. This was the first recorded entrance of a body of white Americans within the confines of Darke County, Ohio. Distance sixty- two miles from Fort Washington (Cincinnati, Ohio.) Tablet furnished by Mrs. Grace M. Katzenberger member Fort Greenville Chapter D.A.R. Boulder donated by Samuel Routzong A.D. 1936

Erected 1936.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1851.

Location. 39° 55.912′ N, 84° 37.453′ W. Marker is in Castine, Ohio, in Darke County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 127) 0.2 miles north of U.S. 127, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 218 North Main, Arcanum OH 45304, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Greenmound Veterans Monument #2 (approx. 4.8 miles away); Greenmound Veterans Monument #3 (approx. 4.8 miles away); Greenmound Veterans Memorial #1 (approx. 4.8 miles away); New Madison American Legion Monument (approx. 5 miles away); Fort Black (approx. 5.1 miles away); Commemorating Passage of the Lincoln Funeral Train (approx. 5.2 miles away); Site of First Log Cabin (approx. 5½ miles away); Arcanum Garden Club Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away).

More about this marker. It is in front of the Castine Council House, which may have been the former Post Office. Marker was set in 1936 by Mrs. Grace M. Katzenberger of the Fort Greenville D.A.R., boulder was donated by Samuel Routzong. Marker appears to be a private project, and does not carry a D.A.R. insignia.

Regarding Camp Maple Swamp. This is one of the camp sites across western Ohio as Gen. St. Clair marched against Indian forces in 1791, only to be defeated at the site of Fort Recovery. Camp Mississineaw is further north, Fort Jefferson is 9 miles north and Fort Greenville is 13 miles north.

Additional keywords. Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 27, 2014

2. Camp Maple Swamp Marker

Camp Maple Swamp Marker Setting image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Wesley Baker, June 3, 2016

3. Camp Maple Swamp Marker Setting

The marker is located in front of the Castine Council House.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 12, 2019

4. Camp Maple Swamp Marker

View of marker, looking north along US 127.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 12, 2019

5. Camp Maple Swamp Marker

View of marker, looking south along US 127.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,239 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on July 9, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 8, 2018, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on September 3, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.