Neave Township in Fort Jefferson in Darke County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

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Trench

Fort Jefferson

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 14, 2019

1. Trench Marker

Inscription.
A trench lined with timber posts extended southwest from this point.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 40° 1.55′ N, 84° 39.383′ W. Marker was in Fort Jefferson, Ohio, in Darke County. It was in Neave Township. It was on Weavers-Fort Jefferson Road west of Ohio Route 121, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 3981 Weavers-Fort Jefferson Rd, Greenville OH 45331, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It was also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

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least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Fort Jefferson (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Jefferson / St. Clair’s Defeat (within shouting distance of this marker); William Noble (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Fort Jefferson (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Fort Jefferson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Jefferson Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Studabaker School (approx. 3.4 miles away); Never Forget Garden (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Jefferson.

Other markers no longer nearby. Fort Jefferson: A Link in a Chain (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Underground Passage (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Ash Pit (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Excavation (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Firepit (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Well or Magazine Pit (was within shouting distance of

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 14, 2019

2. Trench Marker

this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Fort Jefferson (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Additional commentary.
1. About the marker
This profile would likely not be included in HMdb.org if submitted today. However, the page remains published for posterity.

— Submitted July 22, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on July 22, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.