Near Eaton in Preble County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ortt Fort Saint Clair Memorial
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 15, 2009
1. Ortt Fort Saint Clair Memorial Marker
by
Wm. H. Ortt.
Sacred to the memory of the soldiers who fought and died in the battle with the Indians at
November 6 1792.
Wilcox
Erected 1922 by William H. Ortt.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Wars, US Indian.
Location. 39° 44.255′ N, 84° 39.314′ W. Marker is near Eaton, Ohio, in Preble County. Memorial is in Fort St. Clair Park, 395 Camden Road (Ohio Route 355), near the Whispering Oak. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eaton OH 45320, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Whispering Oak (a few steps from this marker); Physicians in the Indian Wars / Roster of Physicians in the Indian Wars (within shouting distance of this marker); Preble County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Fort St. Clair (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mary Lander (about 500 feet away); Ortt's Preble County Civil War Memorial
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Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 12, 2019
2. Ortt Fort Saint Clair Memorial
View of the plaque affixed to the side of a boulder.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 15, 2009
3. Ortt Fort Saint Clair Memorial
The Whispering Oak is to the right and the Physicians in the Indian Wars marker is to far right.
Photographed By J. Wesley Baker, June 3, 2016
4. Ortt Fort Saint Clair Memorial
The boulder with the marker is behind the fenced-in graveyard.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 15, 2009
5. Fort St. Clair Park Entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,116 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on September 4, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on December 8, 2018, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. 5. submitted on May 18, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
