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Area History and Features
The J. Edward Roush Lake property and surrounding area were occupied by the Miami Indians when the white man first came to the area. As the white men came westward into the Miami Indian’s land during the 1790s and 1800s, the Maumee-Wabash River valleys became the last frontier of Indians resistance in the eastern United States.
Several famous individuals are associated with this area and the struggle at this time. Little Turtle, the greatest war chief of the Miami Indians, led much of the early resistance to the white man’s advance. Little Turtle’s greatest victory came on November 4, 1791, near present-day Fort Recovery, Ohio. His forces defeated a force led by General St. Clair, killing more than 700 of St. Clair’s men. This Indian victory is comparable in impact to Custer’s defeat at Little Big Horn.
With Anthony Wayne’s appearance in the area, Little Turtle advocated peace. Other Indian leaders, not wanting peace, were in charge when Wayne’s forces defeated the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers near the site of present-day Fort Wayne. This marked the end of the Miami’s active fighting resistance to the American military presence. Little Turtle continued leading the Miami Indians and made several trips to Washington, D.C. On one such occasion George Washington presented him with a sword and medal – both buried with him at his death in 1812.
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