Amy Schreiber and myself were on an early January mission to find the origins of the Wabash River in west-central Ohio. Our mission was a success...the origin of the river that traverses all of Indiana starts off as a very small stream in the middle of corn fields a few miles south of Fort Recovery, Ohio. After braving a few minutes outdoors exploring the river in cold bitter windswept Ohio winter weather, we headed north into Fort Recovery. The fort that General Mad Anthony Wayne erected has been partially recreated. This is also the site of the greatest defeat in United States military history due to some brilliant battle strategy conjured up by Little Turtle and his unified tribal army. In addition, the site of the fort is also the reference point of the 1800 Greenville Treaty Boundary Line, the exact site of the survey point marked by a small circular plate (see image below). A lot of early American history, and pre-history, is packed into this region of Ohio...definitely worth a visit. [The origin point of the Wabash River is here. Fort Recovery is here.]
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