Fort Recovery in Mercer County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Dr. Victor Grasson

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 5, 2009

1. Dr. Victor Grasson Marker

Inscription. Dr. Victor Grasson, a hero of the Indian Wars was killed while caring for the wounded during General Arthur St. Clair's defeat here, November 4, 1791.

Erected 1953 by The Mercer County Medical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Military • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1846.

Location. 40° 24.793′ N, 84° 46.558′ W. Marker is in Fort Recovery, Ohio, in Mercer County. It is at the intersection of Butler Street (Ohio Route 119) and North Elm Street ( Route 49), on the right when traveling east on Butler Street. To view this historical marker travel into Fort Recovery, Ohio to the junction of State Routes 119 and 49 and on the northeast corner of the intersection is located Fort Recovery Monument Park. Once there you will see a cut stone shaft that is 93 feet tall and this historical marker is located at the base of this stone shaft, on it's west side. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Recovery OH 45846, 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 walking distance of this marker: Fort Recovery Monument (here, next to this marker); St. Clair's Defeat / Fort Recovery (a few steps from this marker); Memorial Arch

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Recovery Civil War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Arch (within shouting distance of this marker); Towards a Better Understanding / Remembering the Fallen (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Recovery Veterans Plaza (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Weaponry at the Battle of the Wabash and the Battle of Fort Recovery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Recovery.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 15, 2019

2. Dr. Victor Grasson Marker

View of the featured marker situated near the southwest corner of the monument.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 15, 2019

3. Dr. Victor Grasson Marker

View, looking south, of the featured marker situated near the southwest corner of the monument.

Site of Dr. Victor Grasson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 5, 2009

4. Site of Dr. Victor Grasson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,276 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 24, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4. submitted on September 24, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.