Union Township near Wilmington in Clinton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

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Deserted Camp

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 3, 2018

1. Deserted Camp Marker

Inscription. Near this site in October 1786 General Benjamin Logan with an army of 700 Kentucky volunteers camped on their way to destroy seven Indian towns in the Mad River Valley. During the night a renegade deserted the camp to warn the Indians. The army burned 200 cabins and 15,000 bushels of corn before returning. Later this site became an important survey point.

Erected 1974 by The Ohio Historical Society, Clinton County Commissioners, Clinton County Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-14.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1786.

Location. Memorial is missing. It was located near 39° 28.564′ N, 83° 47.233′ W. Memorial was near Wilmington, Ohio, in Clinton County. It was in Union Township. It was at the intersection of Prairie Road (County Route 21) and Starbuck Road (County Route 11), on the left when traveling east on Prairie Road. Touch for map. Memorial

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was at or near this postal address: 3119 Prairie Road, Wilmington OH 45177, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial was in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It was also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Wilmington War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); J. W. Denver Williams, Jr. (approx. 2.3 miles away); 302 TAW C-119 Accident Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); 907 TAG C-119G Accident Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); 302nd TCW Aircraft Accident Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); 302 TAW C-123 Accident Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Military Air Disaster (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . . Northwest Indian War (Wikipedia).

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 3, 2018

2. Deserted Camp Marker

full view of marker

"The Northwest Indian War (1785–1795), also known as the Ohio War, Little Turtle's War, and by other names, was a war between the United States and a confederation of numerous Native American tribes, with support from the British, for control of the Northwest Territory. It followed centuries of conflict over this territory, first among Native American tribes, and then with the added shifting alliances among the tribes and the European powers of France and Great Britain, and their colonials." (Submitted on August 3, 2018.)

Additional commentary.
1. Marker is gone - April 2026
I passed by the marker today and it has been taken down. The pole is still there but the marker itself has been removed.

— Submitted April 11, 2026.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 3, 2018

3. Deserted Camp Marker

marker as seen from Prairie Road. Todd Fork of the Little Miami River runs behind the wood line

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 5, 2025

4. Deserted Camp Marker

The back side is blank.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,589 times since then and 122 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 8, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.