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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Maumee
Maumee, Ohio and Vicinity
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| On River Road at Michigan Avenue, on the left when traveling south on River Road. |
| | [Front Side of Marker]: 41st Regiment of Foot - War of 1812
Near this site, in the War of 1812, stood the British encampment during the First Siege of Fort Meigs from May 1-9, 1813. This marker honors members of the 41st Regiment of . . . — — Map (db m65056) HM WM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | As peace negotiations continued without success, General Wayne's slow and strenuous march through Ohio moved massive amounts of supplies, horses and artillery to support his 2,000 soldiers.
Along the way, Wayne's army built supply depots and . . . — — Map (db m90902) HM |
| Near River Road at Michigan Avenue. |
| | The British constructed Fort Miamis at the foot of the Maumee River rapids to challenge U.S. General Anthony Wayne and his Legionnaires marching through the Ohio country in 1794.
Besides preventing a U.S. advance on British-controlled Detroit, . . . — — Map (db m76970) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Once assured the Western Confederacy was not returning, Wayne marched his troops within cannon range of Fort Miamis.
To assert American presence, Wayne encamped there and sent a series of letters to British Major William Campbell. After three . . . — — Map (db m90969) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Western Confederacy united three prominent Nations: the Miami, Shawnee, and Delaware, with additional members from other Nations. Chief Little Turtle of the Miami, Blue Jacket of the Shawnee and Buckongahelas of the Delaware were the primary . . . — — Map (db m93110) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | There were multiple noteworthy Americans at the Battle of Fallen Timbers and the Treaty of Greenville. Perhaps you've heard of a few?
William Henry Harrison
Served under General Anthony Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. . . . — — Map (db m91021) HM |
| On Fallen Timbers Lane, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In memory of all the American Indians who gave their lives at this place, including members of the following tribes. Chippewa Ottawa Delaware Potawatami Miami Shawnee Mingo Wyandot Dedicated August 20, 1994 . . . — — Map (db m85707) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In 1995, after years of research, Dr. G. Michael Pratt led an archeological survey on a field west of the floodplain previously believed to be the site of the battle.
A successful dig turned up artifacts such as buckshot, rifle fragments and . . . — — Map (db m93178) HM |
| On North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | [Front Side Text of Marker] : "Battle of Fallen Timbers"
The Battle of Fallen Timbers, fought on August 20, 1794, is one of the most significant events relating to post-Revolutionary War America. Major General "Mad" Anthony Wayne led . . . — — Map (db m54542) HM |
| On Fallen Timbers Lane, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This monument and nine-acre site commemorates the Battle of Fallen Timbers, fought August 20, 1794, between a confederation of Indian tribes and General Anthony Waynes Legion of the United States. Treaty of Greenville 1795General Anthony . . . — — Map (db m89200) HM |
| Near River Road at Michigan Avenue. |
| | After U.S. victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794, the retreating American Indians fled to Fort Miamis. But the British troops - betraying earlier assurances - denied their Indian allies access to the fort.
U.S. troops . . . — — Map (db m76877) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | To prepare for battle, warriors from the Western Confederacy followed a fasting ritual. An unexpected two-day wait, caused by General Wayne's construction of Camp Deposit, left the warriors famished and dehydrated.
On the morning of the battle, . . . — — Map (db m90903) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The natural land features and geography of the land played a major role in determining the battle strategy for both forces.
This, combined with the thick forests and downed timber, caused by a tornado, was a landscape that favored the Western . . . — — Map (db m90927) HM |
| On River Road 0.1 miles north of East John Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m18774) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Feeling confident after defeating the British in the Revolutionary War, the U.S. stood little chance of success against the better ordered Western Confederacy forces. As a result the well-organized natives led by Little Turtle and Blue Jacket . . . — — Map (db m90318) HM |
| On Fallen Timbers Lane 0.5 miles north of U.S. 24, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Resentment by the Indians against white encroachment reached a peck in the 1790s. Encouraged by the British, they began to raid settlements. Two poorly organized American military campaigns, led by General Josiah Harmar in 1790 and Governor Arthur . . . — — Map (db m19568) HM |
| Near Fallen Timbers Lane 0.5 miles north of U.S. 24, on the left when traveling west. |
| | On the Battlefield of Fallen Timbers, in unmarked graves, rest the brave soldiers of General Anthony Wayne's Legion of the United States and the Kentucky Volunteers, who were killed on August 20, 1794, in the victorious conflict with the Indians and . . . — — Map (db m20004) HM |
| Near State Park Road 0.1 miles south of Fallen Timbers Lane. |
| | (Front)
The Greenville Treaty
To General Anthony Wayne who organized the “Legion of the United States” by order of President Washington and defeated Chief Little Turtles warriors here at Fallen Timbers August 20, 1794. . . . — — Map (db m8175) HM |
| On West River Road at Jerome Road, on the left when traveling north on West River Road. Reported missing. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m76985) HM |
| On River Road at Michigan Avenue, on the left when traveling south on River Road. |
| | This park commemorates battles and treaties with the British and American Indians that led to the westward expansion of the United States and statehood for Ohio.
In the 1790s, residents of the newly formed United States were starting to . . . — — Map (db m65093) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Following the disastrous defeats of U.S. Generals Harmar and St. Clair by the Western Confederacy, President George Washington recalled Anthony Wayne from retirement to lead a new U.S. fighting force.
Over the course of two years, General Wayne . . . — — Map (db m90901) HM |
| On East Broadway Street at Gibbs Street., on the left when traveling west on East Broadway Street. |
| | This congregation was organized January 9, 1820 by 11 charter members. In 1837 the structure was completed on land reserved for religious purposes on the first Maumee plat. A British gun battery stood on the site in the War of 1812. Additions to the . . . — — Map (db m18772) HM |
| On River Road at Michigan Avenue, on the left when traveling south on River Road. |
| | On this site in 1794, the British built Fort Miamis to block Gen. Anthony Wayne's expected march on Detroit. Its strategic location commanded both the land and water routes in the Maumee Valley. The post, constructed after the manner of the noted . . . — — Map (db m18738) HM |
| Near River Road at Michigan Avenue. |
| | British Troops constructed Fort Miamis on the banks of the Maumee River between April and August of 1794 with the help of local American Indians. Fort Miamis featured four bastions, a river battery, barracks, officers' quarters, supply buildings and . . . — — Map (db m76876) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | As allies, the British government supported the Western Confederacy with supplies but did not authorize soldiers to assist in battle.
For the British, the garrison at Fort Miamis was strictly a defensive barrier to Wayne's march northward. The . . . — — Map (db m93177) HM |
| Near River Road near Michigan Avenue. |
| | In the spring of 1813, British troops returned to the site of Fort Miamis to again ally with a determined American Indian Confederacy struggling to expel American settlers from their homeland. The British successfully landed troops and artillery at . . . — — Map (db m76878) HM |
| On East Broadway Street 0 miles from Elizabeth Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Theodore Dreiser wrote in 1900 his famous novel, Sister Carrie, in this house. It was built in 1835 and altered to Greek Revival Style in 1844. Dreiser acquired it in 1899. The house possesses most of the features typical of the American . . . — — Map (db m25878) HM |
| Near North River Road 0 miles south of Jerome Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m26401) HM |
| On River Road north of Carew Lane, on the right when traveling south. |
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For nearly a century, this 98-acre site was occupied by an orphanage that, over the years, cared for several thousand destitute children. Founded in nearby Toledo in 1867 as the Protestant Orphan's Home, the orphanage became the Lucas County . . . — — Map (db m94699) HM |
| On N. River Road 0.1 miles east of Jerome Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Maumee River Rapids, made of exposed limestone bedrock, is an alvar, a habitat found only in Europe and here in the Great Lakes region. Alvars are rocky ledges with cycles of flooding and seasonal low water. Plants and animals live on the . . . — — Map (db m68357) |
| On W. Wayne Street west of Conant Street (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling west. |
| | On March 5, 1817, Lieutenant Almon Gibbs, formerly of Army Lodge No. 24 at Fort Meigs, Perrysburg, formed Northern Light Lodge No. 40 "at Waynesfield" (now Maumee). Gibbs served as Worshipful Master, William Griffith as Senior Warden, and Charles . . . — — Map (db m67523) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic site exists for the benefit and education of the public thanks to the dedication of preservationists across the country. Metroparks of the Toledo Area owns and protects Fort Miamis and . . . — — Map (db m93181) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Legion of 2,000 combatants was organized into four sub-legions, each containing companies of infantry, light infantry, riflemen and dragoons. Split into three columns the legion's left flank held the 2nd and 4th sub-legions, while the right . . . — — Map (db m90938) HM |
| Near River Road at Michigan Avenue. |
| | Desperate to break the British and American Indian siege of Fort Meigs, General William Henry Harrison ordered 800 Kentucky Militia under Colonel William Dudley to cross the Maumee River and destroy the British batteries.
After seizing the . . . — — Map (db m76969) HM |
| Near West River Road 0.5 miles south of Ford Street. |
| | The Side Cut section of the Miami and Erie Canal was completed in 1842 to provide a water connection from the canal down to the river at Maumee. It was two miles long with six limestone locks.
Canal locks acted like elevators to raise and lower . . . — — Map (db m28568) HM |
| Near River Road at Michigan Avenue. Reported missing. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m76958) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Wayne's advance units of scouts and militia collided with the Native Confederacy's position in the dense forest. In a fierce fight, the U.S. forces were driven back to the main columns of the Legion.
Under the cover provided by the advance . . . — — Map (db m90935) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Western Alliance faced a more formidable foe at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Although losses were equal on both sides, rumors of eight slain chiefs discouraged the Western Confederacy. They retreated to where Swan Creek meets the Maumee River. . . . — — Map (db m90967) HM |
| On Detroit Avenue at River Road, on the right when traveling north on Detroit Avenue. |
| | This Tablet
Marks the Path
Made previous to the
French and Indian War
By the Indians
Who called it
THE GREAT TRAIL
It extended from Detroit to
Pittsburg and was used by the
French and British and by
General Harrison in 1812. . . . — — Map (db m21882) HM |
| On River Road at Michigan Avenue on River Road. |
| | 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 m18821) HM |
| On River Road at East Wayne Street, on the right when traveling south on River Road. |
| | Levi Beebe built in 1836 this structure then known as the Commercial Building housing stores, bank, and post office. During the canal era, the building was a stagecoach stop and social center for Maumee, the Lucas County seat until 1853. Later the . . . — — Map (db m27013) HM |
| On River Road at South Detroit Avenue, on the right when traveling north on River Road. Reported missing. |
| | Ohio's
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Text on North Side :
Hull-Winchester Marches
1812 Marches 1813
- - - - -
5
Miles to
Hull's
Crossing
Text on South Side : . . . — — Map (db m93522) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In the summer of 1795, General Wayne and representatives of the Western Confederacy gathered at Fort Greenville in Ohio to negotiate a peace treaty.
After a long winter with few supplies, deep distrust of the British and minimal shelter, the . . . — — Map (db m90998) HM |
| Near Fallen Timbers Lane 0.5 miles north of U.S. 24, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Lower marker On this rock according to tradition, Chief Turkey Foot of the Ottawa Indians rallied his warriors during the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Here he was killed and for many years tribesmen made offerings of tobacco on the rock to . . . — — Map (db m19572) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road near Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | After the American Revolution, the arrival of more settlers to the Ohio Country threatened the fragile peace between Native Nations, the British and the United States.
Land boundaries were set between the British and the U.S. at the Treaty of . . . — — Map (db m90303) HM |
| Near North Jerome Road south of Monclova Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Maumee River Valley nurtured a hunter-gatherer life and later farming communities for thousands of Native Americans. The valley also attracted the French, British and American settlers because of navigable waterways and the fur trade. . . . — — Map (db m90299) HM |
| On River Road 0.3 miles north of Key Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | This federal style house was built in 1827 by James A. Wolcott who migrated to Ohio in 1818 from Connecticut. Of distinguished parentage, Wolcott was a leading merchant, shipbuilder, judge and politician. Here he and his wife, Mary Wells, daughter . . . — — Map (db m27023) HM |
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