Perrysburg in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fort Meigs ⎯⎯⎯ Introduction 2
Was in the West
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 20, 2011
1. Fort Meigs / Introduction 2 Marker
Inscription.
While Easterners were more concerned with diplomatic issues relating to Europe, the war west of the Appalachian Mountains took on a different character. The war in the West was a continuation of a long series of Indian wars dating back to the 1750s. The American victory at the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers and the subsequent Treaty of Green Ville, signed the following year, had imposed a brief period of peace within the region. But after 1800, a flood of settlement throughout Ohio and Indiana prompted a renewal of sporadic Indian violence. Indian resentment was genuine. Although native peoples needed no encouragement to oppose United States expansion, by June 1812, many settlers believed that they were being incited to violence by British agents. The British, the settlers said, were supplying the Indians with arms, ammunition, and rewards for American scalps.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War of 1812. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1812.
Location. 41° 33.077′ N, 83° 39.18′ W. Marker is in Perrysburg, Ohio, in Wood County. It can be reached from West
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Indiana Avenue (Ohio Route 65) north of Fort Meigs Road, on the right when traveling south. This historical marker is the second in a series of markers that make up a walking tour of Fort Meigs. This particular marker is located just outside of the back doorway of the park's visitor center, along the walkway that leads from the visitor center to the entrance of the reconstructed fort. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perrysburg OH 43551, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp, in the Till Plains, and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
View looking in the direction of the Fort Meigs Visitor Center of the Fort Meigs, Introduction 2, historical marker which is located along the walkway to the fort.
View looking in the direction of the entrance to the reconstructed Fort Meigs of the historical marker which is located along the walkway between the visitor center and the fort.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
