St. Clair's Defeat

Anthony Wayne Parkway

When American pioneers attempted to settle the Northwest Territory following the Ordinance of 1787, the Indians, aided by the British fought fiercely for their homes. The first United States army sent to break the Indian resistance was commanded ...

St. Clair's Defeat / Fort Recovery

St. Clair's Defeat

300 ft. north, 900 ft. west, General St. Clair's army met its crushing defeat by the Indians on November 4, 1791.

Fort Recovery

Built on the same spot in 1793, by General Wayne.

Marker is on North Elm Street (Ohio Route ...

St. Clair's Defeat

1791

Native Americans inhabited and used much of the land in the Ohio valley as hunting grounds. As American settlers pushed west, conflicts resulted and attempts at peaceful settlement failed. Under political pressure, President George Washington resolved to subdue Indian resistance ...

St. Clair's Defeat

1791

Native Americans inhabited and used much of the land in the Ohio valley as hunting grounds. As American settlers pushed west, conflicts resulted and attempts at peaceful settlement failed. Under political pressure, President George Washington resolved to subdue Indian resistance ...