In 1785, American Indian tribal leaders from the Chippewa, Delaware, Ottawa, and Wyandot met with representatives sent by the United States Congress to sign the controversial Treaty of Fort McIntosh. The treaty surrendered control of Native American lands in southern and eastern Ohio to the United States government. Most Indians rejected the validity of the treaty and rather than improving relations, the Treaty of Fort McIntosh only intensified the tensions that existed between the United States government and the Indian tribes. This marker signifies the eastern most portion of the American Indian territory outlined by the treaty. The Portage Path, a trail used by American Indians as a portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas rivers, became a part of this boundary line.

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1797 Portage Path Survey
The Portage Path Connected Lake Erie with the Ohio River
Yeck Family Portage Path North Terminus Memorial
Portage Path North Terminus
The Old Portage Path
The Gate Lodge, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
Stan Hywet Hall
Astronaut Judith Resnik
Elm Court / Our Lady of the Elms
Dr. Bob's Home

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