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

Camp Stillwater

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 5, 2009

1. Camp Stillwater Marker

Inscription. The army of Major General Anthony Wayne camped on the rising ground immediately eastward on the night of July 28th, 1794 A.D. After advancing twelve miles from headquarters at Fort Greene Ville on the expedition against the Indian tribes of the Maumee Valley. The encampment was about six hundred yards square, covering some seventy acres, and was protected by a breastwork of felled trees on the exposed sides. On July 29th, the army pushed forward, following a well worn Indian path, to the headquarters of the Wabash River, and camped a short distance beyond Fort Recovery. Camp Stillwater is eighty-six miles from Fort Washington (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Erected 1936 by Martha Katzenberger.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is July 28, 1921.

Location. 40° 15.219′ N, 84° 41.671′ W. Marker is near Lightsville, Ohio, in Darke County. It is on Ohio Route 49 2.2 miles north of Route 47, on the left when traveling north. This historical marker is affixed to a large rock, that is situated in front of a rural residence, along the west side of a State Highway. It is easy to miss this marker because much of the marker is obscured by a dense growth of

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vegetation and flowers. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11568 State Route 49, Rossburg OH 45362, 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. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Camp Sulphur Springs (approx. 2.9 miles away); Camp Mississinewa (approx. 3.4 miles away); Paul L. Thornhill (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Paul L. Thornhill (approx. 3.7 miles away); Ansonia Area Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 3.8 miles away); Eck Ary - Douglas Dickey Post 353 Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Min-23 Hawk (approx. 3.9 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. "Mad" Anthony Wayne. American Battlefield Trust website entry (Submitted on April 26, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. The Battle of Fallen Timbers, 20 August 1794. Army History website entry (Submitted on August 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 5, 2009

2. Camp Stillwater Marker

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 5, 2009

3. Camp Stillwater Marker

View of historical marker in the foreground, with the embankment of the highway built on the old Indian Trail on the right, and vegetation growth line in the distant background that has grown along the nearby stream.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,058 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.