Valley of the upper Maumee River, with historical account of Allen County and the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Volume I, Part 1

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HISTORYU


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GENEALOGY COLLECTION


VALLEY


OF THE


UPPER MAUMEE RIVER


WITH HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF ALLEN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. THE STORY OF ITS PROGRESS FROM SAVAGERY TO CIVILIZATION.


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VOLUME I.


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INDEX TO VOLUME I.


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GENERAL HISTORY.


Page.


Page.


Aboit township.


285


Harlan 851


Academie


210


Harmar's campaign.


81


Adams township. 205 Harmar's Ford, battle .. 35,85


Allen, Col. John.


133


Harrison, Gov. W. H.


110, 113, 116, 120, 122, 126, 139, 143, 153,158, 163.


Heller's Corners, battle near. 84


Big Leg, murder of.


186


Hesse Cassel


432


Bondie, Antoine 134


Border warfare


74


Bouquet, Gen.


.54, 65


British expedition against Fort Wayne . 146


British occupation. 54


Canal, land office. 201


Cedar Creek township 331


Cedarville ..


333


Centerville .


422


Churches in the township.


456


Church, Lutheran, in


465


Emanuel's, The


471


Gar Creek.


472


Marion


Martin's


New Haven 472


St. John's (Fort Wayne) 472


St. John's (Hoagland) . 472


St. Paul's 471 censes of. 188


St. Peter's.


471


Zion's


Clark, Gen. George R. 69


Cold and drought 196


Commanders at Ft. Wayne,


106, 164


Concordia college


472


Coureurs de Bois


42


Drainage 285


Early explorations


Edwardsburg 388


Eel River township.


300


Expeditions from Fort Wayne


142,154


Fallen Timber, battle of. 103


Farm settlement 201 early history 37


Fort Dearhorn massacre. 130 treaties with 197


Fort Defiance ..


101


Fort Meigs, siege of.


151,159


Fort Miami (old)


52,103


Fort, the French


52,108


Fort Miami, capture of 60 against 148


Fort Recovery


100


Monroe township.


405


Fort Stephenson, siege of


160


Monroeville ..


406


Fort Wayne ...


106,141,143


Game, early


202


Northwest Territory


71, 109


campaign of ..


95


Gamelin, journal of.


77


Old Fort, residents at.


180


Wayne township


205


rebuilding of


183


Wells, Captain ..


.102, 129,


131


White Pigeon, expedition to .. 156


Glacial action


171


Peace of Ghent ....


163


Woodburn


387


Peltier, Louis, reminiscenses


of. ..


191-195


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Page.


Perry township


312


Pleasant township


447


Pontiac, conspiracy of.


56


death of


68


Portage to Wabash. 47, 49,53,55, 108 21


Prehistoric remains.


Prophet, The ..


112, 115, 126


Regimental Buttons ..


165


Relief of Fort Wayne


140


Residents, early,


at


Fort


Wayne .


186


Indians, distribution of


23


Richardville, Chief.


165


Riley, Capt. James.


184


Intrigues of British


89,100


Introduction


19


River Raisin, battle of.


149


Jackson township.


396


Royal Americans, The


54


Jefferson township. 400 Schools in Allen county 480


Johnston, Stephen, killing of. 135


Kekionga ..


67


LaBalme, expedition of. 70


Lake township


291


Land cession disputes ... 73,99,122 Land office. 198


La Salle, journeys of. 45


at Kekionga.


Logan, Capt.


137, 139, 147


Lutheran church in Allen Co .. 465 McCulloch, Hugh, reminis-


Madison township.


421


Mails, early .


183, 185


431


Massillon


126


420


Maumee, first map of.


44


Maumee township


387


Maumee Valley Monumental Association vi Traders, early 134, 183


Maysville


351


42


Metea


134


of Greenville


107, 163


«ambuscade of.


141


at Fort Wayne


110,


119


Miami, fort, on Maumee


106


at Vincennes


122


massacre at.


153


with Miamis


197


Miamis, description of


24 30


Urbana.


333


principal chiefs.


30


Wabash-Erie trough


171


Wallen


210


Wars-


Miamis and Iroquois .. 38, 51, 53


Indians and English.


56


Revolutionary.


68


Federal and Indian.


81


of 1812.


127


Washington, observations of .. 72


interest in the west


95


Washington township.


209


178


Sheldon


448


Tecumseh


104


confederacy of.


109


at Fort Wayne


in war of 1812.


.129, 153,


159


Tippecanoe, battle of.


126


Townships, formation of.


205


Treaties, early


73


87


St. Joseph township.


185


Shawnee run ..


Siege of Fort Wayne ..


132


350


Springfield township.


483


township.


491


Scipio township.


882


179


Settlement and development. 202 Settlers, customs of. 156


47 Shane, Anthony


472 471 Leo .. 333


Trinity 471 471 Maples 401


Middletown .. .


433


Milan township.


390


Mills, early


201


Mississinewa,


expedition


Girty, Simon.


89


Godefroi, Francis


62,212


Hardin, Col. John


76,83,98


Geology and physical geogra- phy .. 171 village at the. 179. 196 Oliver, Wm., adventures of ... 137 Williamsport 433


Annals of the township. 205


Arcola 292


Besancon . 401


Hoagland


422


Huntertown.


314


Indiana, territory of. 110


monroeville


491


private and church.


481


public ..


Allen county


St. Clair's campaign . 211


Strata, geologic ..


Marion township.


Morris, Capt., at Kekionga


62


Fur trade


111,161,129


New Haven ..


207


Wayne, Gen. Anthony.


167


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INDEX TO VOLUME I.


PERSONAL HISTORY.


Page.


Page


Page.


Allen, Thomas


384


Doty, Solomon.


395


Hauk, Samuel. 199


Alligear, Jolın D


415


Douglass, Albert.


337


Hayes, H. F.


410


Amstutz, John.


348


Douglass, John 336


Hayes, John .. 410


Anderson, A. H


414 Downing, J. B 220


Hellwarth, Michael. 918


Andrews, Rapin, and sons


320


Driesbach, Isaac


363


Henderson, G. W. 334


Antrup, Henry E.


270


Driesbach, Levi


364


Henry, Henry.


377


Argo, M. E ..


427


Driver, David D.


428


Herin. D. E. O. 340


Ashton, Amhrose


388


Duly. Solomon


328


Bacon, Henry


343


Dunten, H. F


315


Hettenger. F.manuel.


379


Bair, Simon


338


Dunten, Thomas.


814


Hilbert. Isaac. 381


Baldwin, Timothy


398


Dupeyron, John B.


405


Hillegass, Jacob, 324


Bates, Alfred H.


288


Edsall, William S.


187


Hoffman, George W., sr. 378


Bauman. William.


380


Ehle, William:


391


Hoffman. G. W


379


Beams, Henry W


344


Esterline, W. J.


290


Hollopeter, Cyrus.


354


Beckman, Edward.


253


Evard, Clement.


400


Hollopeter, John W


339


Beckman, Fred


439


Evard, James.


274


Hollopeter, Matthias


339


Beckman. N. F. 440


Fairfield, Charles W


213


Hollopeter, William C .. 341


Beninghoff, William 385


Finan, Edward


414


Holmes, John W 312


Benward, John S 308


Fitch Nathaniel. and sous.


316


Holman; Joseph. 200


Berning, Charles W 435


Fleming, T. H


257


Holmes, Joshua. 216


Betz, Samuel. 373


Fletter, James M.


273


Holmes. Roland 217


Bez, Rev. C. G.


479


Fox, August.


350


Hood, J. W.


3.8


Bird, Oehmig


257


Franke, F. W


424


Houk, Hiram.


373


Bleke, Frederick


268


Freese, Franklin


409


Houser, Charles.


430


Bleke, William .. 255


Friedt, Jacob.


372


Howey, William C. 346


Blume. Martin


278


Fry. John W 372


Howe. Estes. 355


Boœuf, Octave


Foote, H. B


384


Hull, Adam. 301


Bobde, Henry


279


Fulkerson, David L. 340


Hunt, Col. John E. 180


Boston, Alexander


365


Furguson, Matthew 258


Hursh, John W. 329


Brandeberry, Abraham


417


Gavin, James, 497


293


Jackson, Phannel .W 323


Breman, Charles J ..


414


Gibson, David.


411


Jamison, O. E. 412


Brooks, W. B


394


Gillett, Charles M.


337


Jeffries. Adam 266


Brudi, Carl L ..


210


Geiseking, F. W. 255


Jones, Jasper W. 396


Brudi, Gottleib


240


Gloyd, George B., and son 317


Jones, Thomas .. 419


Brudi, Joseph.


210


Goutrey, George L. 212


212


Johnson, F. A. 885


Brueck, Philip


261


Goeglein, George.


275


Johnston, John R.


302


Bullard, George


286


Goeglein, Jacob.


274


Johnston, Joseph .. 303


Bullerman, Fred.


269


Goeglein, John.


275


Juengel, Rev. Henry 474


Butts, B. S.


206


Goheen, Wm.


293


Juergens, Louis ... 271


478


Challenger, F. C ..


283


Greenawalt, Jesse.


376


Kariger. Samuel.


254


Challenger, E. D ..


283


Greenwell, C. L.


310


Keim, Daniel 299


Gresley, John.


113


Kell. Geo. V 811


Kell, Jacob


325


Chase, Levi ..


307


Griffin, A. C


320


Kell, Solomon. 825


299


Clem, Noah.


416


Grodrian, Frederick, and sons,


Kern, Caspar


215


Cline, John .. 398


126,427


Colter. Jacob. 299


Gronauer, Joseph.


402


Comparet, Charles W


195 Grosjean, John ..


294


Comparet, Francis.


195


Grosjean, Edward.


253


Knapp, John R.


386


Corbaley, John A


412


Grosjean, John B.


253


Knisely, Daniel.


364


Corey, John N.


289


Gross, Rev. Charles


474


212


Covington, Thomas .. 290


Gruber, Christian.


353


Koester, Christian, sr


268


Crozier, S. H.


424


Gump, George.


327


Kramer, Charles 275


Cummins, Henry.


366


Haiffley, George,


370


Kronmuller, George.


296


Curtice, John F. 201


Hake, John, and sons 435


Lacroix, Louis 277


Dailey, Samuel 341


Hall, Alvin ... 892


La Fontaine. Francis 36


Dannenfelser. Conrad.


282


Hall, Nelson B. 352


Hamilton, William A .. 285 Lake. Curtis C


399


Daugharty, Alfred. 256


Hamm, Adam .. 347


287


Landın, John. 278


Dever, John. . 346


Harper, Edward. 402


Landin. Michael. 278


Diederich, Rev. H. W. 477


Harrod family. 436


Lane, Chester T. 493


Dorsey, George. 383


Harter, William H. 376


Lapp, Valentine. 282


Dorsey, Robert 383 Hathaway, Stephen.


306


Larimore, Thomas 298


195


Klein, Rev. F. A


478


Klopfenstein, Michael.


3.45


Crall, Milton. 379


Grubb. Ira I.


359


Kohlmeier, A. F.


Cummins, Joseph D.


367 Haiflev. . John B 371


Kucher, Rev. Johu J 475


Lahmeyer, John P. 271


Darroch, A. M.


289


Lake, George P. 353


Delagrange, Constant. 326


Harper, Johu.


476


Kammeyer, Frederick 255


Cartwright, Samuel. 286


Grayless, Geo. W.


295


Kampe, Rev. Gustav


Chapman, Jonathan


250


Chapman, Sol. C.


328


Grier, Joseph H.


917


Chausse, Aime


279


Griffith, John.


419


Brower, George, sr.


428


Gillieron, Louis 200


Jones, Benjamin 295


Johnson, Amariah 381


Bruick, John H.


261


Godfroy. Francis


304


Houser, John H.


256


Boulton, Henry 362


Gable, F. L. 428


Hyndman, Nelson. 305


Irwin, John S. 492


Brandeberry, G. W


418


Gearin, Cornelius


Holder, Chichester


415


Bauserman, W. H.


426


Eloph, Henry.


291


Henderson, James A


366


Ashley, George L


261


Dryer, Charles R 494


Herrick, D. G. N. 301


Herrick, Horace .. 365


Archer, John.


252


Driver, Adam 365


Black, John T 281


Freeman. Robert L


Butts, W. W 296


Gotsch, Rev. Geo. Theo


Keller, Sebastian.


Kiser, Peter


Kochlinger, Johu H.


INDEX TO VOLUME I.


Page.


Page.


Page.


Lasselle, Gen. Hyacinth. 179


Pfeiffer, John C.


254


Stellhorn, J. H. 218


Lawrence, Oliver .. 220


Poinsett, John S 252


Stephenson, John D 416


Lemon, John S 380


Price, Moses B 388


Stevick, Jacob 349


Leonard, Nelson 257


Price, Richard 360


Stickney, Maj. B. F. 182


Lewis, Maj. Samuel. 201


Little, H. A. 390


Rapp, John 298


Stirling, W. R. 297


Little Turtle. 30


Redelsheimer, D. S 408


Stock, Rev. S. F. C. F 475


Lochner, John 347


Reemer. W. H


249


Strass, Morris 412


Lomas, Charles 283


Reichelderfer, Charles. 359


Loveland, H. W 217


Reichelderfer, Jacob. 357


Suttenfield, William 182


McCarty, John. 309


Reichelderfer, John D 356


Swaidner, John 375


McCombs, James.


329


Reichelderfer, Louis. 358


Swift, Dr. C. F 375


Taylor, Alfred M. 262


Taylor, Johu 400


McCrory, James 345


McDermut, Wilson E. 492


McKay, David.


258 307


Richards, Smith


374


Tipton, Gen. John.


198


McLain, Nelson ....


432


Richardville, Jean Baptiste. Ridenour, E. B


33


Todd, Eli


425


MeNabb, William J.


319


Madden, W. W


297


Robinson, J. L


423


Trease, George W


313


Martin, David


411


Rockhill, Edward


993


Tryon, John M


420


Masson, John B


326


Rockhill, William.


293


Matthews, Samuel


310


Rodenbeck, Diederich


241


Mercer, Jacob.


441 318


Metcalf, M. V.


327


Rogers, Lamort M


221


Meyer, Fred. A.


266


Rogers, Orrin D. O


229


Meyer, Frederick, sr


265


Rose, Christian F


264


Mever, H. C. W


272


Rose, Christiau H.


264


Meyer, J. H. F. B


267


Roussey, Francis


404


Miller, Michael


Sapp, Absalom.


371


Wagner, Peter. 215


Moellering, Charles F 218


Mooney, Julius C. 808


Moore, Latham


380


Moore, William A. 359


Schaick, Christian


269


Waters, Martin. 385


Moritz, John M.


492


Schoene, John R.


290


Moudy, John W.


341


Moudy, Martin L


342


Muller, W. M


335


Myers, John.


265


Neff, P. J. 123


Shoaff, W. S.


306 805


Notestine, Daniel.


333


Notestine, Jacob


333


Notestine, Peter,


333


Siemon, Rev. Otto.


477


Notestine, Uriah


260


Simmers, D. W


291


Nuttle, A. D.


391


Small, Joseph, and family


438


Oberholtzer, W. O


Smith, Jarvis ... 300


444


Worden, Ezra. 356


Parker, Christian


Snyder, Authony


370 Young. Henry. 267


Parker, James D


265


Snyder, George R


364


Young, Julius. 267


Parnin, Eugene 328


Somers, Joseph 429


Zeimmer, Martin 363


Parnin, Francis 398


Spencer, Col. John. 200


Peltier, James 181


Spindler, William A. 391


Peltier, Louis 181


Spindler, W. S. 395


Pepe, August, 405


Pernot, Constant. 397


Peters, John.


369 | Starr, Gilbert, and sons. 368


ILLUSTRATIONS.


Page.


Page.


Bell, R. C.


144


Hettler, C. F.


368


Randall, F. P. 80


Boltz, Ferd. F.


384


Jones, Jasper W.


400


Robertson, R. S. 48


Dawson, R. J ..


160


MeClellan, C. A. O


112


Dougall, Allen H.


461


McDonald, R. T ..


301


Rogers, L. M 208


Foster, D. N.


272


Niezer, J. b. 416


Shirley. Robert B. 336


Godfroy, G. L. 176


O'Connor, Bernard 432


Harper, Edward 240 Peltier, J. C. 418


Wayne, Anthony ..... Frontispiece


272


Miller, H. F. C


416 311


Mills, Samuel.


Sarazin, August


270


Sauder, Jacob.


3.12


Warner; George W 386


Warner, Samuel. 323


Waters, John. 259


More. Lucas. 254


Schepelmann, Henry.


389


Wayne, Gen. Anthony 16%.


Wells, Delphine B. 496


Welsheimer, Luderick 208


West, F. C 331


Wetzel, William 253


Shoaff, D. M.


392


Wheeler. Schuyler 820


Whitaker, Col. J. W .. 222


Nettelhorst, Louis 335


Shoaff, W. W


Whiteleather, James F. 496


Whitney, Mrs. Elmira .. 403


Whittern, Charles. 420


Wiegmann, Henry 276


Wiese, Christian 241


Wilkinson, John 216


Willbur, George W 393


Wood, Albert ... 315


Omo, Frederick Paff, Aaron


368 360 338 259


Snider, Philip.


140 Wyckoff. Mrs. Nancy . 399


Parker, John R 413


Snyder, Nicholas 949


Zeimmer, John 362


Zeis, Christopher. 371


Zeis, Lewis. 377


Zimmerman, Samnel 311


Sprankel, John 287


Zollinger, Henry C ... 243


Squires, L D. 382


Zurbuch, F. J.


218


Treace, Henry A


330


Markle, Ephraim.


362


Robinson, Warren


448


Trease, W. W.


Turner, H. K. 445


Tustison. Oliver 246


Rodenbeck, Henry


244


Valentine, Jackson. 303


Merkel, Charles


Rogers, John ..


221


Vaudalah, James, and sons 319


VanZile, David 350


Viberg, C. H


348


Vollmer, Friedrich.


Vonderau, H. G. 2280


Vonderau, Jacob 280


Roy, Florentin 326


Sauer, Rev. H. G.


473


Schafer, Gottlieb ..


393


Sharp, Carrie B.


Sheehan, John.


495 416


Shirley, Robert B


389


Shordon. George.


263


Shordon, William.


263


Nushaum, George W 366


Simon, Solomon. 318


Smitley, Jacob, and family.


418


Tracy, William


291


Ringwalt, William H . 351


410


Tillman, John. 403


McMaken. Henry C


214


Reichelderfer, William A 358


McCoy, G. W.


399 215


Repp, Peter .. 378


Reuille, Adolphe. 404


Tecumseh . 111


Tielker, Conrad 219


McKee, Thomas L.


Reuille, James 418


Reuille, Jules H


Surfus, John 319


McConnel, John


Rapp, George. 219


Stirlen, Alexander 399


Page.


Robinson, J. M. 480


Voirol, Florant. 397


Waltke, William. 271


THE MAUMEE VALLEY MONUMENTAL ASSOCIATION.


This patriotic association had its origin through the action of the " Pioneer association of the Maumee valley," at its annual meeting held in 1885, on the battlefield of " Fallen Timber."


A committee was then and there appointed to take into consideration and devise ways and means to secure the possession and control, and to protect and commemorate the most important historical points, such as battlefields and forts, in the Maumee valley.


The result of the deliberations of the committee, was the incorpora- tion, under the laws of Ohio, of the Maumee valley monumental associa- tion.


The incorporators were all residents of Ohio, and were: D. W. H. Howard, of Fulton county; Asher Cook, of Wood county ; William Baker, R. B. Mitchell, Samuel M. Young, R. C. Lemmon, Mavor Brigham, Henry Bennett, Richard Mott, John C. Lee, Foster R. Warren and John R. Osborn, of Lucas county.


The articles of incorporation were filed in the office of the secretary of state of Ohio, on the 28th day of July, 1885. Prior to this formal organization, however, the incorporators had perfected an organization by the election of a board of directors, and through an executive com- mittee consisting of D. W. H. Howard, Asher Cook, and J. C. Lee, presented a memorial to congress, which resulted in an appropriation for a survey of the various historical localities, which survey has been under the charge of Gen. O. M. Poe, of the engineer corps, U. S. army, who has rendered to congress an exhaustive report of the survey of all the historic grounds of the valley, as well as Put-in-Bay, and recommends their purchase, improvement, and marking by substantial monuments, at an estimated cost of $65,000.


Originally the membership was restricted to residents of the valley, · but that rule has been abrogated, and any person interested may become a member on the payment of $1.


Much of the success of the association thus far is due to the patriot- ism, zeal and energy of Gen. John C. Lee, of Toledo, its able, earnest and efficient secretary.


The first annual meeting of the association was held on the battlefield of Fallen Timber, Lucas county, Ohio, August 20, 1885. The board of directors there elected were Hon. Richard Mott, Samuel M. Young, of Toledo, Ohio; Hon. Asher Cook, of Perrysburgh, Ohio; Chief Justice M. R. Waite, Hon. Thomas Dunlap, of Toledo, Ohio; Mr. Joel Foot, of Wood county, Ohio; Hon. Reuben C. Lemmon, Foster R. Warren,


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THE MAUMEE VALLEY MONUMENTAL ASSOCIATION.


esq., Col. D. W. H. Howard, of Fulton county, Ohio; Reuben B. Mitchell and Daniel F. Cook, of Lucas county; Peter Mangus of Defi- ance county; John C. Lee, of Toledo; J. Austin Scott, of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Hon. S. H. Cately, of Fulton county.


At a meeting of the board of directors on the 28th of August, 1885, Chief Justice M. R. Waite was elected president; Col. D. W. H. How- ard, first vice president; Hon Richard Mott, second vice president; Hon. Asher Cook, third vice president; Foster R. Warren, treasurer; John C. Lee, secretary. Executive committee : Col. D. W. H. Howard, Hon. Asher Cook and John C. Lee.


The same persons constituted the board of directors and officers during the two succeeding years. In 1888, Hon. Richard Mott having deceased as well as Chief Justice Waite, five members of the board were elected at the annual meeting in Fort Wayne, the terms of regu- larly expiring members being filled by the re-election of the same mem- bers, and the vacancies from death, by the election of Lieut. Gov. Robert S. Robertson and Hon. Franklin P. Randall of Fort Wayne.


At the meeting of the board of directors on the 28th of August, the directorship to which Peter Mangus had been elected was declared va- cant by reason of his having failed to appear and accept the office, and President R. B. Hayes was elected to fill that vacancy. At the same time officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, R. B. Hayes; first vice president, Robert S. Robertson; second vice president, Samuel H. Cateley; third vice president, D. W. H. Howard; secretary, J. C. Lee; treasurer, Reuben B. Mitchell; executive com- mittee, D. W. H. Howard, Asher Cook and J. C. Lee.


At the annual meeting held August 8th, 1889, on Old Fort Defiance, the three out-going members of the board of directors were re-elected, and since that time there has been no meeting of the board of directors for the election of officers for the ensuing year. This meeting will be held at no distant day.


The prominent points sought to be protected, and marked by monu- ments, are :


I. Fort Miami, seven miles from Toledo on the north bank of the Maumee (Miami of the Lakes), established in 1680 as a military and trading post by an expedition sent out by Frontenac, then French gov- ernor of Canada, but abandoned after a few years of occupation. Re- occupied in 1785 by Glencoe, British governor of Canada, as a military post, it fell into the hands of Gen. Wayne, August 20, 1794. In pur- suance of the treaty between Great Britain and the United States, it was abandoned in 1795, and was again occupied by the British in 1813, and became memorable for the massacre of Col. Dudley's soldiers when made prisoners by the forces of Proctor and Tecumseh.


2. Fort Defiance, erected by Gen. Wayne in August, 1794, at the confluence of the Auglaize and the Maumee.


3. " Fallen Timber," the site of the famous battle of Wayne with the Indians under " Turkey Foot," August 16, 1794.


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4. Fort Industry, built by Wayne at the mouth of Swan creek, now the site of the city of Toledo, after the battle of " Fallen Timber."


5. Fort Wayne, at the head of the Maumee, built by Wayne in 1794.


6. Fort Meigs, built by Gen. Harrison in February, 1813, on the southwest bank of the Maumee ten miles above Toledo, and besieged by Proctor and Tecumseh for several days in May, and again in July, of that year.


7. Put-in-Bay, where the dead of Perry's memorable naval battle are buried.


It is hoped that ere long, through the instrumentality of this society, all these historic spots will be owned by the United States, and marked with appropriate monuments, to perpetuate the memory of the heroic deeds of the pioneer soldiers of America on the western frontier, and to preserve them as sacred spots which may not only serve as memorials of valor, but be forever object lessons in patriotism for the generations to come.


TO THE READER.


In the preparation of this work the biographical sketches are usually arranged in connection with those parts of the general history to which they seem most appropriately to belong. This does not in any instance imply that these sketches were written by the person whose name may appear at the head of such chapter. In fact they were not written by the writers of the various portions of the work who have composed the chapters on the general history. The biographical sketches were com- piled almost exclusively by a corps of men trained for that particular work. The large number of these which the book contains, needs no apology when the most enlightened sense of our civilization has ap- proved the growing custom of publishing biographies of living persons, and thereby rendering the facts of history secure while the witnesses are yet able to judge of their accuracy.


THE PUBLISHERS.


THE VALLEY


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THE UPPER MAUMEE RIVER.


By COL. ROBERT S. ROBERTSON.


INTRODUCTION.


In preparing a history of the Valley of the Upper Maumee, it is no part of the plan to give a full account of the early discoveries upon the vast territory which was opened to the inspection of the world by Columbus, or of the travels and explorations of those hardy adventurers, who, led either by curiosity, or the search for wealth and honors, became the pioneers of civilization in the new world, but rather to be restricted to those explorations and events which connect themselves with the opening and settlement of this region of our country.


It is said that history repeats itself, and that this is true, is illustrated in many ways, and in none more vividly than in the explorations in Africa now passing under the observation of the living. We read of the adventures of a Livingstone and a Stanley, giving no thought to the fact that they are repeating the adventures of La Salle and others, and opening to civilization and settlement that hitherto unknown continent, just as La Salle and his compeers opened a path through the unknown wilds of America.


Then, as now, men were induced to undergo the fatigues and perils which are the lot of explorers, by motives of widely various character. Love of adventure may have been the impulse with some, but with most of them, it was search for wealth, for power, and for fame; wealth by obtaining new possessions, or trading in the products of the newly discovered countries; power, by becoming the leaders and governors in. the new states or empires to be formed; and fame for themselves and posterity, by reason of the rank or honors they hoped to attain in the conquest and government of the new world they aided in opening, set- tling and placing among the nations of the world. Such were the powerful inducements which led men then as now, to abandon home, the advantages of civilization, and everything dear to civilized man, to be- come the companions of savages, to traverse an unbroken country through forest and marsh, enduring fatigue and the terrors of disease, as well as dangers to them before unknown and not even to be imagined.


The first explorers of America were men cast in heroic mold, whether he were the traveler for adventure and discovery, the trader in search of peltries and furs, the seeker for gold, the seeker for the fountain of youth, or the priest and devotee who hoped to save souls for the king- dom of heaven.


We see the noble-born cavalier leaving the ball-rooms and salons of London and Paris, to become the explorer of America, the inmate of


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Indian huts, in order to survey a new state which he may claim for his sovereign, and perchance become its governor.


We. see the speculative trader, sent, perhaps, to represent some pow- erful trading company, enduring the same privations, in order to amass new wealth. We see the adventurer, seeking the El Dorado whose sands are golden, and whose dew drops congeal and become diamonds, incur all the dangers of savage life, that he may suddenly acquire great treasure; and in their train, we see the cowled and hooded priest, willing to die or endure the tortures of the fagot and the stake, that he may claim for his sovereign the souls of the heathen he encounters, and for himself a heavenly crown.


The example of each and all of these hardy adventurers and brave explorers is instructive, and has left an impress upon the centuries which will not soon be effaced. The grandeur and nobility of soul they exhib- ited when confronted by the most appalling dangers, and in the presence of a living terrible death, are well worthy of study and emulation, but their story has no place in a work like this, except as it connects itself with the record of the Maumee Valley, and that is what it is aimed to collate in this effort at local history.




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