Fort Recovery Memorial
In 1891, the battlesites were excavated, and the remains of some 1200 people were buried in a memorial park downtown. In 1908, President William Howard Taft signed a bill that allowed for the building of a monument for those killed under the command of Arthur St. Clair and Anthony Wayne in Fort Recovery. In 1910, he gave Fort Recovery $25,000 to build the monument. The monument, in the form of an obelisk, was built in 1912 and dedicated on July 1 1913. The obelisk stands at 101', 4" tall. It weighs approximately 800 tons and cost $23,700 to build. Today that monument is part of a historical landmark known as Fort Recovery State Memorial that is maintained by the Ohio Historical Society. Visitors can enjoy touring a replica of Wayne's fort with two reconstructed blockhouses with a connecting stockade. The replica is not in the same location where the original forts were, but they are finding where they once were.
The Fort Recovery State Museum, opened in 1938, features life-size dioramas of fort soldiers and a typical Native American from the 1790s. Exhibits explain Wayne's campaign and include military and Native American artifacts, uniforms, weapons, paintings and maps. The museum features a gift shop and offers programs for school groups.
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