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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEG9_the-great-trail_Maumee-OH.html
This TabletMarks the PathMade previous to theFrench and Indian WarBy the IndiansWho called itTHE GREAT TRAILIt extended from Detroit toPittsburg and was used by theFrench and British and byGeneral Harrison in 1812.It was regarded as the most impor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD64_fallen-timbers-battle-memorial_Maumee-OH.html
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 a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCVX_fort-deposit-roche-de-bout_Waterville-OH.html
Fort DepositGen. Mad Anthony Wayne built Fort Deposit near here on Aug. 19, 1794 when advancing against theforces ofthe hostile Indian Confederacy gathered at the foot of the Rapida. The following day, leaving Capt. Zebulon Pike with 200 soldiers …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCVI_miami-erie-canal_Grand-Rapids-OH.html
The Wabash & Erie Canal opened between Toledo and Lafayette, Indiana, May 8, 1843. The Miami Extension Canal was completed to Junction, Ohio, on July 4, 1845, linking the Wabash & Erie Canal with Cincinnati and resulting in changing the canal's na…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCVG_turkey-foot-rock_Maumee-OH.html
Lower markerOn 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 appease the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCVC_fallen-timbers_Maumee-OH.html
Resentment by the Indians against white encroachment reached a peck in the 1790's. Encouraged by the British, they began to raid settlements. Two poorly organized American military campaigns, led by General Josiah Harmar in 1790 and Governor Arthu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCV1_peter-and-robert-navarre_Toledo-OH.html
Erected byCitizens of Toledo,East Side Commercial Club,and Ford Post, GARPeter and RobertNavarreU.S. ScoutsWar of 1812East ToledoHistorical Society, 1989
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCV0_peter-navarre_Toledo-OH.html
(Front):Peter Navarre1790-1874Considered the first citizen of the East Side, Peter Navarre, along with his brother Robert, first settled the land east of the Maumee River in 1807. A fur trader by profession, Navarre was experienced in wilderness s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCUX_peter-navarre_Toledo-OH.html
Famous ScoutWhose loyalty, courage, and resourcefulnessaided the United States in retaining thisterritory during the War of 1812 - 1815.His grave is 400 feet south of this spot. This memorial erected October 6, 1923.byThe Peter Navarre ChapterN.S.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCT5_toledos-canals_Toledo-OH.html
[Marker Front]:The first canal boat arrived in Toledo from Indiana in 1843 via the Wabash & Erie Canal. The Miami & Erie Canal from Cincinnati was completed in 1845. It joined the W&E Canal near Defiance and they shared the same course along the M…