Melrose in Paulding County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Indians

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 3, 2009

1. The Indians Marker

The text on this historic marker discusses General "Mad" Anthony Wayne's march along the Auglaize River on his way to the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

Inscription. The Indians in early times plied the Auglaize River as they traveled between the Ohio and the Great Lakes. The French, the British, and then the Americans came into the valley as they succeeded in conquering the land. In the Indian Wars (1790 - 1795), Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne marched north along the river to victory. At Fallen Timbers, he broke the power of the Indians. The Northwest Territory was firmly in the grasp of the Americans, and a part of Ohio was soon opened to peaceful settlement.

Erected 1953 by The Paulding County Ohio Sesquicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Military • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 41° 6.699′ N, 84° 24.881′ W. Marker is in Melrose, Ohio, in Paulding County. It is on County Route 171 0.2 miles south of County Route 177, on the left when traveling north. This Historical marker is located south of Defiance, Ohio, in a remote area of rural Paulding County, Ohio, on the west side of the Auglaize River, just to the south of where the Little Auglaize River flows into the Auglaize River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Melrose OH 45861, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the 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. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Fort Brown (here, next to this marker); Fort Brown (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Charloe (approx. 1.7 miles away); Imaginary Likeness Of Chief Charloe Peter (approx. 1.7 miles away); Charloe Community Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Miami-Erie and Wabash-Erie Canals (approx. 6.1 miles away); Joshua A. Ramsey Memorial (approx. 6.1 miles away); Little Auglaize River Watershed Project (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melrose.

Other markers no longer nearby. Fort Brown (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Charloe (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This historical marker shares it's location with two additional historical markers (both of the other markers refer events related to the War of 1812).

Regarding The Indians. In the "Historical Sketch - Paulding County, Ohio," when discussing the early military history of the county, it states the following: "It was first traversed by Americans under Gen. 'Mad' Anthony Wayne in 1794 enroute to the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 3, 2009

2. The Indians Marker

View of "The Indians" marker as seen on the left side of the Fort Brown Memorial marker.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 3, 2009

3. The Indians Marker

View of the historical markers, in the distance, along side the road, and the Auglaize River that it followed, that was the probable route of General Wayne and his army.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,846 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.