Fort Recovery

History

Two significant battles of the Northwest Indian War took place at Fort Recovery. At the time, Ohio was claimed and populated by Native American nations, and conflict broke out when the young United States established settlements north of the Ohio River. In 1791, Northwest Territory governor Arthur St. Clair led a campaign north from Fort Washington to pacify the Western Confederacy at Kekionga. Instead, the United States force was destroyed in the early morning of November 4. St. Clair's Defeat remains the greatest loss by the United States Army to a Native American force. As a direct result of the Native American victory, the Legion of the United States was founded and placed under the command of General "Mad Anthony" Wayne. In late 1793, Wayne led 300 men to the site of St. Clair's defeat and deliberately had Fort Recovery built there. On December 25, they identified the site due to the large amount of unburied remains. Private George Will wrote that to set up camp, the unit had to move bones to make space for their beds. On June 30 of the following year, a large Native American force and a few British officers conducted the Siege of Fort Recovery. Although the Legion suffered high casualties, they were able to maintain control of the fort, in part because they had recovered cannons lost by St. Clair in 1791. Wayne used Fort Recovery as a staging ground for advances into the territory. He ultimately defeated the Native American confederacy at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in August 1794. In 1795, confederacy representatives signed the Treaty of Greenville, which ceded control of most of the modern state of Ohio, using Fort Recovery as a reference point for the border between Native American and United States territories. In 1818, a Virginia soldier who fought at…

Geography

Fort Recovery is located at . According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fort Recovery has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The northwest corner of the Greenville Treaty Line is located in Fort Recovery. Fort Recovery is located at the confluence of a number of major area roads, including State Route 119, State Route 49, Sharpsburg Road, Union City Road, Wabash Road, and Fort Recovery-Minster Road. Fort Recovery was a stop along the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad that connected Buffalo to Chicago and St. Louis. The Wabash River passes through Fort Recovery.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  645
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  558
• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

  Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  536
• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  442
• Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
  432
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  413
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  403
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  402

Largest nearby schools

• Coldwater Elementary School
  Elementary · Coldwater · 610 students · 17.4:1 ratio
• Fort Recovery Elementary School
  Elementary · Fort Recovery · 508 students · 20.3:1 ratio
• St Henry Elementary School
  Elementary · Saint Henry · 439 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• Coldwater High School
  High · Coldwater · 410 students · 17.1:1 ratio
• Coldwater Middle School
  Middle · Coldwater · 390 students · 13.9:1 ratio
• Fort Recovery High School
  High · Fort Recovery · 311 students · 20.7:1 ratio
• St Henry High School
  High · Saint Henry · 308 students · 20.5:1 ratio
• St Henry Middle School
  Middle · Saint Henry · 273 students · 17.1:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2024-12-29
  1 km SSE of Hicksville, Ohio
• M 2.9 — 2023-12-09
  5 km W of Jackson Center, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2015-06-12
  6 km NW of Convoy, Ohio
• M 3.8 — 2010-12-30
  6 km SE of Greentown, Indiana
• M 2.8 — 2008-09-30
  5 km SW of Kettlersville, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2006-08-15
  3 km NE of Fort Shawnee, Ohio