Fort Recovery (1)

Fort Recovery (1) (1793-1796) - Established in 1793 by Maj. Henry Burbank on the site of the 1791 St. Clair Massacre. Abandoned in 1796.

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Fort Recovery Stockade and Blockhouses

Fort Recovery (1) History

Originally built as a rectangular palisaded fort with single story blockhouse bastions at each of the four corners. The 20' square blockhouses were later upgraded by adding a second story and a lookout cupola on top. One of a chain of forts built from Fort Washington to Fort Deposit to support General "Mad" Anthony Wayne and the campaign against northwest Indian tribes during the Northwest Territory Indian War (1785–1795).

The fort was built on the 1791 site where General Arthur St. Clair suffered a major defeat that cost some 900 americans killed out of a force of about 1200. The disaster caused General Washington to force General St. Clair's resignation and he placed General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in charge of an elite force to finish the war. The chain of forts played a crucial supporting role in Wayne's decisive victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers and the resulting Treaty of Greenville.

Current Status

Part of the Fort Recovery State Memorial. The Memorial Park has a partial reconstruction of one stockade wall, two blockhouses, a separate museum building and a period cabin.

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Location: Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio. Maps & Images Lat: 40.4141667 Long: -84.7808333 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 925'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 646

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Recovery
• Wikipedia - Fort Recovery
• Ohio Historical Society - Fort Recovery

Visited: 6 Sep 2010

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