Ohio Historical Marker
General Arthur St.Clair, governor of the Northwest Territory, left Fort Jefferson on October 24, 1791, on a mission to subdue Indian tribes that had attacked white settlers coming north of the Ohio River. St. Clair and his forces progressed only about 28 miles before halting at the east branch of the Wabash River. On November 4, forces under Chief Little Turtle inflicted the worst defeat ever by Indians upon the United States army. Over 600 soldiers were killed and 300 wounded. During the next 24 hours, survivors made their way back to Fort Jefferson. Within two years, General "Mad" Anthony Wayne assembled the Legion of the United States for another campaign against the Indians. In October 1793, Wayne used Fort Jefferson as a supply base during the campaign that resulted in the American victory at Fallen Timbers in August 1794. The subsequent August 1795 Treaty of Greenville assured peace in Ohio for the next decade.| HM Number | HMDCR |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series |
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| Marker Number | 5-19 |
| Year Placed | 2003 |
| Placed By | The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Veterans Organizations, Second National Bank, The Ohio Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 9:11am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 700005 N 4433278 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.02603333, -84.65613333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 1.562', W 84° 39.368' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 1' 33.72" N, 84° 39' 22.08" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 937 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3989-4003 Weaver-Fort Jefferson Rd, Greenville OH 45331, US |
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