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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Defiance County, Ohio
Adjacent to Defiance County, Ohio
▶ Henry County (43) ▶ Paulding County (12) ▶ Putnam County (23) ▶ Williams County (22) ▶ Allen County, Indiana (56) ▶ DeKalb County, Indiana (9)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Mansfield Road (County Road 6) 0.2 miles east of State Route 15, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Site of Southerton Station of the Columbus, Lima and Milwaukee Railroad 1893-1929 — — Map (db m159677) HM |
| On West 1st Street at Wayne Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West 1st Street. |
| |
Defiance's Original Plat
Historic Homes of Defiance began researching Defiance's Original Plan in 2000 with the intent of nominating a significant number of blocks to an historic district. The district is significant and eligible for . . . — — Map (db m157994) HM |
| On South Clinton Street (Ohio Route 111) south of Sunday Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing. |
| | Abatis and Camp
»»««
General Wayne’s Army in
1794 and General Winchester’s
Army in 1812 encamped on
this spot.
Here also was the western
end of Gen. Winchester’s Abatis. — — Map (db m136580) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
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The site of the fort was set aside as a public park in 1823 by the Village of Defiance.
Enter and follow the series of in-ground bronze plaques that highlight the fort's 1794-96 storyline and features.
The Glaize
The Glaize was the name . . . — — Map (db m160519) HM |
| On East River Drive 0.2 miles east of North Clinton Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m28449) HM |
| Near Fort Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Buffalo were recorded here in 1718 to the east across the river.
This entire area was an important Indian trade center from early times to c. 1830.
Trading posts were established here in the middle 1700's including George Ironside's and Peter . . . — — Map (db m28539) HM |
| On East River Drive 0.3 miles east of North Clinton Street (Ohio Route 15). |
| | Birthplace
and
Park
of Chief
Pontiac
1712 --- 1769 — — Map (db m26826) HM |
| On Fort Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | These cannons, used for coastal defense, were located in North Carolina's
Confederate Fort Fisher. They were captured by Union forces during the Civil
War. They were given to the community of Defiance in 1896 by the U.S. Government.
Originally . . . — — Map (db m160541) HM WM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
| | On August 9, 1794, General Anthony Wayne ordered Major Henry Burbeck to erect a garrison
at the confluence. Though it was constructed in only six days using crude implements and
materials that were on hand, it was the strongest fort built during . . . — — Map (db m160528) HM |
| On East River Drive (Ohio Route 424) west of Maywinn Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | [First Marker]
Coohcooche
Mineral Spring 1790
Birthplace of Ottawa
Chief Shabonee 1775
and
Lodge of Shawnee Chief
Blue Jacket 1792
Winchester Camp No 1
1812
[Second Marker]
Chief
Blue Jacket . . . — — Map (db m28354) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
| | A trench sixteen feet wide by eight feet deep was dug on three sides of the fort. Earth removed from the trench was used to form a six-foot high earthen parapet next to the fort's wall of pickets and exterior sides of the blockhouses. The parapet . . . — — Map (db m160536) HM |
| On East 2nd Street (Ohio Route 66) near Auglaize Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Site Of
French Mission 1650
Jesuit Mission 1670
Moravian Christian Indians 1781
Great Indian Cornfields 1794
Cabin and Home of Delaware
Chief Whingy-Pooshies and
Boy Captive, John Brickell
1791 - 1794 - 1795
British . . . — — Map (db m52998) HM |
| On West High Street 0.2 miles east of Fox Run Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
This bridge a pratt through truss, was built in
1906 by the Massillon Bridge Company of Toledo,
Ohio at a cost of $3,967.50. It replaced a bridge
built in 1882. Dey road was petitioned for as a
public road in 1832 In what was then . . . — — Map (db m159985) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
| | Troop quarters located on
both first and second levels. — — Map (db m160544) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
| | The Response – Defiance Crescent-News
Thursday, March 27, 1913
"The great yellow flood of muddy water that swept the Maumee
Valley and seemed to make Defiance its central point was followed by a fall of pure white snow . . . — — Map (db m160548) HM |
| On Fort St. at Washington Ave., on the right when traveling west on Fort St.. |
| | The arrival of the Legion of the United States at this point on August 8, 1794 marked the end of General Anthony Wayne's difficult march, through swamps and forests, from Fort GreeneVille. On this site, in the center of the Indian country, General . . . — — Map (db m18668) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Fort Street. |
| | Fort Defiance was erected upon this site by General Wayne August 9-17, 1794 and thus "The Grand Emporium of the hostile Indians of the west was gained without loss of blood."
From this point General Wayne advanced against the Indians and . . . — — Map (db m18751) HM |
| On Fort Street at South Clinton Street (Ohio Route 66), on the right when traveling west on Fort Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m29662) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Fort Street. |
| | Fort Defiance Flagstaff
All land north to Canada is surveyed on baseline running from this point. — — Map (db m18768) HM |
| Near Fort Street near Washington Street. |
| | Here in 1794 General Anthony Wayne built Fort Defiance during the Indian Wars prior to the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Fort Winchester was built south of here during the War of 1812.
Down river from here is Preston Island, former site of Indian . . . — — Map (db m28542) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Fort Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m18671) HM |
| On West 2nd Street at Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West 2nd Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m18717) HM |
| On Washington Avenue north of West 2nd Street (Ohio Route 15), on the right when traveling north. |
| | [Front Text] : "Fort Winchester"
General William Henry Harrison ordered the construction of Fort Winchester at the beginning of October 1812 and it was completed October 15. The fort served as a forward observation post and supply . . . — — Map (db m37974) HM |
| On East River Drive 0.2 miles east of North Clinton Street. |
| | French Indian
Apple Tree
Largest on Record
9 Ft. Diameter
60 Ft. Spread 45 High
Bore 200 Bu. 1872
1670 - 1887 — — Map (db m28438) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
| | As Anthony Wayne marched up the Maumee River to Kekionga (Fort Wayne, Indiana), another
Native American stronghold, he placed Major Thomas Hunt in command of the garrison.
Major Thomas Cushing was second in command of the 200 to 300 remaining men. . . . — — Map (db m160532) HM |
| On South Clinton Street (Ohio Route 111) south of Sunday Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Graves of Soldiers
1794 Wars 1812 — — Map (db m136759) HM WM |
| On Biede Avenue north of East 1st Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A camp was established September 1, 1861, for the drill and organization of the 38th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The camp was named after Allen Trimble, an early Governor of the State of Ohio. Camp Trimble was located on the former Hull farm, . . . — — Map (db m159753) HM |
| On East River Drive (Ohio Route 424) 0.2 miles west of East High Street. |
| | Johnny Appleseed
Chapman
Benefactor
1774 - 1845
First Nursery
1811 - 1828 — — Map (db m28431) HM |
| On Fort Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Anthony Wayne's army was made up of four sub-legions totaling nearly 2500 men plus a group of about 1200 mounted Kentucky militia led by general Charles Scott. Wayne's second in command was General James Wilkinson. Since Fort Defiance was a small . . . — — Map (db m160524) HM |
| Near College Place west of Webster Street. |
| | [Text on the south side of the Marker]:
Little Turtle (Me-she-kin-o-quah)
1752 - 1812
Little Turtle, a war chief of the Miami People, was born near
present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana. From 1790 to 1794, he lived in a . . . — — Map (db m52992) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
| | Three separate fire basins with one central chimney were located here. There may have been an oven-like platform located above the basins for baking. — — Map (db m160698) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
| | Officers stayed in their own log structure. It may have been divided into four rooms. Enlisted men were quartered within the four log blockhouses. All structures had fireplaces. — — Map (db m160534) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
| | Evidence of a stone or shale storehouse was found in this general area. The gunpowder may have been stored here below ground level. Shale-slate building material was plentiful along the Auglaize River. — — Map (db m160545) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
| | Artificer and blacksmithing activities took place in this area. — — Map (db m160538) HM |
| On East River Drive (Ohio Route 424) 0.2 miles east of North Clinton Street (Ohio Route 66), on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Pontiac Birthplace
»»««
Here, in 1712, was born the
Great Indian chief who in-
cited Pontiac’s Conspiracy.
He federated the tribes and
with the aid of the French
threatened British suprem-
acy. Killed in Illinois . . . — — Map (db m28350) HM |
| On East River Road (Ohio Route 424) 0.1 miles east of North Clinton Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Named for the Ottawa Indian chief said to have been born here c. 1712. Site of the largest recorded apple tree "French and Indian" c. 1680 to 1887. Here Oliver Spencer spent his Indian captivity 1792. Bark cabins and cultivated fields fields of the . . . — — Map (db m30297) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Fort Street. |
| | Anthony Wayne defeated the Indian Confederation at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794.
The retreating Indians were locked out of Fort Miamis by their British allies. Wayne noted the artillery
mounted at the British Fort. Upon . . . — — Map (db m160530) HM |
| On South Clinton Street (Ohio Route 111) 0.1 miles south of Sunday Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Route and Camp's of Gen. Wayne, 1794, Gen. Harrison, 1812, and Winchester Camp No 2, and Abatis, 1812. — — Map (db m18991) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
| | In memory of World War Veterans — — Map (db m160515) WM |
| On East River Drive 0.2 miles west of Maywinn Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Shawnee Glen
1792
Home
of
Johnny Appleseed
1828
Morningside
Park — — Map (db m28405) HM |
| On Domersville Road (Ohio Route 281) 0.2 miles north of East 2nd Street (Ohio Route 18/281), on the right when traveling north. |
| | This land was formerly the Mamie-Bessie Nagel Farm — — Map (db m159686) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
| | Garrison's food preparation area fireplace located in corner. — — Map (db m160521) HM |
| Near Fort Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | "Spemica Lawba-Johnny Logan"
In September 1786, Captain Benjamin Logan of Kentucky captured a young Indian boy during a raid across the Ohio River on the Machachac tribe towns of the Shawnee nation. Upon returning to Kentucky, Captain Logan . . . — — Map (db m28338) HM |
| On Delaware Bend Road south of U.S. 24, on the left when traveling south. |
| | [Front Side of Marker]: "Tale of Ensign James Liggett"
After American militia troops forcibly ended the 1812 siege of Fort Wayne, General James Winchester's Army of the Northwest marched down the north side of the Miami [Maumee] . . . — — Map (db m28336) HM |
| On Flory Road (County Road 68) at Domersville Road (County Road 175), on the right when traveling west on Flory Road. |
| | Back in the 1800’s there was a trail that ran from Route 66 to the Banner
School Road. This was known as the “Hornish Pike”. The west end of
the Hornish Pike started at Route 66 and what is now the Steinberger
Road. It was about ¼ . . . — — Map (db m158962) HM |
| On Fort Sreet at Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Fort Sreet. |
| | When American Pioneers attempted to settle the area north and west of the Ohio River, following the Ordinance of 1787,the Indians aided by the British in Canada, fought valiantly and fiercely for their homes in the Ohio Country. It required the . . . — — Map (db m18827) HM |
| On Spruce Street at Greenhouse Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Spruce Street. |
| |
Veterans
Auxiliary
Sons
In memory and tribute — — Map (db m160682) WM |
| On Ohio Route 15 at Holly Road (County Route 9), on the right when traveling south on State Route 15. |
| | Location of Village of Milburn
Sec. 19 Highland Twp.
Henry Co. Ohio
1835
Erected by Defiance County Historical Society
1961 — — Map (db m158983) HM |
| On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. |
| | Twenty-two foot square structure two levels with corner fireplace. — — Map (db m160523) HM |
| On East River Drive (Ohio Route 424) west of Maywinn Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | [Front Text on Marker] : "Winchester's Camp #2"
After completing Fort Winchester, Brigadier General James Winchester ordered his troops to cross to the north side of the Maumee River. The troops occupied the new site, Camp #2, from . . . — — Map (db m54318) HM |
| On Main Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. |
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(Side One)
Evansport is named after brothers Amos and Albert G. Evans who, with Jacob Coy, had the village surveyed next to the Tiffin River on December 14, 1835. The "port" suffix in Evansport's name reflects the river's significance as . . . — — Map (db m69001) HM |
| On West High Street (Ohio Route 18) west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | [Front Side Text]:"Daeida Hartell Wilcox Beveridge"
Born in Hicksville in 1862, Daeida H.W. Beveridge co-developed and named, in 1887, the Los Angeles, California, suburb of Hollywood, since the early 1900s a world center of the film and . . . — — Map (db m53185) HM |
| On West High Street (Ohio Route 18) west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1838 the honorable Mr. A.P. Edgerton, agent for the Hicks Land Company of New York, erected this building as his headquarters from which he sold land to the first settlers of this community. It became the property of the building and loan . . . — — Map (db m53137) HM |
| On West High Street west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | St. Paul's Episcopal Church
1875
National Historical Site
Marked in 1990
Hicksville Historical Society &
Capt. George Athey Chpt., CDXVIIC — — Map (db m53221) HM |
| On Ohio Route 424 at Independence Road, on the left when traveling west on State Route 424. |
| | Through this lock passed many canal boats carrying produce, goods, and passengers not only from Ohio and Indiana but from as far south as New Orleans and as far east as New York City. Boats were drawn by horses, or more often by mules, 2 to 6 in . . . — — Map (db m19417) HM |
| On Ohio Route 424 at Independence Road, on the left when traveling west on State Route 424. |
| | This marker is on the trunk line of both the Miami & Erie Canal and the Wabash & Erie Canal. The Miami & Erie Canal, built by Ohio, was begun on July 21, 1825 and completed in 1845. It connected the Ohio River at Cincinnati with Lake Erie at Toledo. . . . — — Map (db m19438) HM |
| On Ohio Route 424 1.1 miles east of Indepedence Road (County Route 185), on the right when traveling east. |
| | [Front Text] : "Winchester's Camp No. 3/Fort Starvation"
Camp No. 3 was located about six miles below Fort Winchester on the north side of the Maumee River. Militiamen from Kentucky, part of the forces led by War of 1812 Brig. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m37924) HM |
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