On Fort Street at Fort Square, on the left when traveling north on Fort Street.
Built 1785 by U.S. Major John Doughty's federal troops. Named for General Josiah Harmar. Troops twice battled Indians in western Ohio. — — Map (db m20726) HM
On Broadway at Arch Street, on the left when traveling south on Broadway.
Beneath this building lies the powder magazine of Fort Washington, the major military outpost of the United States in the Northwest Territory, 1789-1808. The magazine was uncovered in October, 1952 when footers were being excavated. It is the only . . . — — Map (db m24948) HM
Southwest of Lytle was Fort Washington, built in 1789 and 1790 and named for President George Washington. The fort protected settlers in the new Ohio country from Indian attacks. It became the base headquarters for the Indian campaigns of Generals . . . — — Map (db m24891) HM
On Carroll Road near Madden Road. Reported permanently removed.
Colonel John Hardin, of the Kentucky Militia, with 180 men and Captain John Armstrong, U.S. Army, with 30 men, were routed here on October 19, 1790, by Indians under Miami Chief Little Turtle during General Harmar's Campaign. — — Map (db m232339) HM
On Edgewater Avenue at Dearborn Street, on the left when traveling west on Edgewater Avenue.
The Battle of Kekionga in October 1790 was the first battle fought by the United States Army after the War for Independence. The campaign had been ordered by President Washington against the Miami settlement of Kekionga, the center of Indian . . . — — Map (db m21497) HM
On Edgewater Avenue at Dearborn Street, on the left when traveling west on Edgewater Avenue.
To the Memory of
Major John Wyllys
And His Brave Soldiers Who
Were Killed Near this Spot
In The Battle of
Harmar's Ford
Oct. 22, 1790
With the Indians Under
Chief Little Turtle — — Map (db m21358) HM