FORT WINCHESTER MEMORIAL MARKER II

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CAPTAIN GEORGE CROGHAN, LATER THE HERO OF THE SIEGE OF FORT STEPHENSON WAS ONE OF THE POST'S COMMANDERS. COLONEL RICHARD M. JOHNSON, CREDITED WITH THE DEATH OF THE GREAT SHAWNEE CHIEF TECUMSEH AT THE BATTLE OF THAMES, TRAINED HIS KENTUCKY MOUNTED REGIMENT HERE.

Location

Address: WASHINGTON AVENUE AND WEST 2ND STREET
City: DEFIANCE
State:
Zip Code: 43512

Details

Memorial Type: War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WAR OF 1812
Year Dedicated: 2010
Photograph By: DALE K. BENINGTON
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