Category: 18th Century

Fort Laurens: Ohio’s Only Revolutionary War FortFort Laurens: Ohio’s Only Revolutionary War Fort

Most people think of the American Revolution as an eastern war. Lexington and Concord. Valley Forge. Yorktown. The battles that shaped the nation’s founding mythology all happened east of the

Little Turtle and the Wars for OhioLittle Turtle and the Wars for Ohio

Little Turtle and the Wars for Ohio Before Ohio was Ohio, it had to be fought for. That sentence is true in more than one direction. The story of the

The Greenville Treaty Line and the Opening of OhioThe Greenville Treaty Line and the Opening of Ohio

On August 3, 1795, a line was drawn across Ohio that changed everything. The Treaty of Greenville, negotiated between the United States government and a confederation of twelve Native American