Center Township near Aurora in Dearborn County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Site of Lochry's Defeat
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023
1. Site of Lochry's Defeat Marker
Erected 2019 by Central District, Sons of the American Revoution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 24, 1781.
Location. 39° 1.559′ N, 84° 53.18′ W. Marker is near Aurora, Indiana, in Dearborn County. It is in Center Township. It can be reached from Riverview Drive south of East Laughery Creek Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is near Soldiers Circle in River View Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3635 E Laughery Creek Rd, Aurora IN 47001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lochry Massacre Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Lochry Massacre Memorial (here, next to this marker); In Memory of Col. Archibald Lochry (within shouting distance of this marker); Lochry's Defeat (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line);
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Also see . . . Lochry's Defeat. The ambush left Lochry and at least 36 of his men dead, another 60 or more captured and ended American hopes of capturing the British Fort Detroit. (Wikipedia) (Submitted on May 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023
2. Site of Lochry's Defeat Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023
3. Site of Lochry's Defeat Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,550 times since then and 174 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
