Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
General Anthony Wayne Blockhouse
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2009
1. General Anthony Wayne Blockhouse Marker
General Anthony Wayne
Who Died Here Dec. 15th, 1796
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1823.
Location. 42° 8.404′ N, 80° 4.46′ W. Marker is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. Marker can be reached from Ash Street, 0.2 miles East 3rd Street, on the left. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Erie PA 16507, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Avenue of Flags (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dedicated to Those in Northwestern PA. Wounded in All Wars (approx. 0.2 miles away); The U.S. Navy Seabee Veterans of America (approx. 0.2 miles away); French Fort de la Presqu'isle - 1753 (approx. 0.3 miles away); American Fort (approx. 0.3 miles away); Erie Heritage (approx. 0.3 miles away); Erie Area Native Americans (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Presque Isle (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erie.
More about this marker. To view this historical marker drive north on Ash Street until it ends at the entrance of the Soldiers and Sailors Home. Proceed through the entrance, onto the grounds of this facility,
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Regarding General Anthony Wayne Blockhouse. On December 15, 1796 General "mad" Anthony Wayne died and was buried at the foot of the flag pole at Fort Presqu'Isle. In 1853 the abandoned fortification was burned down and the land around it leveled. The gravesite of General Wayne was lost until rediscovered again in 1878. In 1880 the state of Pennsylvania built a replica of the fort's blockhouse over the re-discovered grave of General Wayne and called it the Wayne Blockhouse.
The story of Major General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, Revolutionary War hero and Commander-in-Chief of the American Army, being buried in two separate locations nearly 400 miles apart, is truly strange, but true. The Wayne Blockhouse is the original location after his death in 1796, and the place where his flesh was buried after his remains were dismembered and the flesh boiled off of his bones in 1809. The rest of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne was buried at St. David's Church, in Radnor, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia.
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Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2009
2. General Anthony Wayne Blockhouse Marker
View of the historical marker displayed over the entrance to the Wayne Blockhouse.
1. Anthony Wayne. Ohio History Central website entry (Submitted on August 6, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
2. Anthony Wayne. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 6, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
3. Wayne Buried in Two Places. Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund website entry (Submitted on August 6, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
4. Where Mad Anthony Wayne Died. Roadside America website entry (Submitted on January 16, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2009
3. General Anthony Wayne Blockhouse
View of the Anthony Wayne Blockhouse, built upon the site of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne's original grave. The historical marker is located over the entrance to the blockhouse.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2009
4. American Fort Marker
View of a neighboring marker (located several blocks away) that describes the American fort that was located at the site of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne's grave at the time of his death.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,862 times since then and 161 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 6, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
