Leah Angstman visits the site of Fort Miamis, a 1794 British-held fort built to block U.S. westward expansion during the Northwest Indian Wars, the Battle of Fallen Timbers, and the War of 1812.
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200 Years in the Wrong Place: Fallen Timbers State Memorial in Maumee, Ohio
Leah Angstman visits the site of the Fallen Timbers State Memorial, a park thought to be the battlefield site for 200 years before archaeologists determined the Battle of Fallen Timbers took place a quarter mile to the north.
Decisive Moment: Fallen Timbers Battlefield in Maumee, Ohio
Decisive Moment: Fallen Timbers Battlefield in Maumee, Ohio Today I visit the site of the Battle of Fallen Timbers, a decisive 1794 American victory over Native American and British opponentsContinue reading “Decisive Moment: Fallen Timbers Battlefield in Maumee, Ohio”
Roadside Kitsch: Paul Bunyan in Brooklyn, Michigan
Roadside Kitsch: Paul Bunyan in Brooklyn, Michigan Today I visit the site of an original 1960s Paul Bunyan muffler man. Learn about the history of muffler men on Route 66,Continue reading “Roadside Kitsch: Paul Bunyan in Brooklyn, Michigan”