Perrysburg High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Perrysburg, OH)

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CUNTENTS History of Terrysoarg ADMINISTRA TION Connty Saperintendeizt of Selooolf 73oarel offelncation Faealtjl C L A S S E S ORGANIZA TIONS LMa5ioal Clnbf ,Literary Societies County Conteftx Scbolaftie Hi-Y Club Black 6 Goto! Staff Sonzetloin' Staff Tablie Speaking Clam 'National Honor Society A TH L E TI C S C A L E ND A R S A L U M N I H UM O R

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DEDIIQATHUN T he Senior Class of Ygewyfhieifg High SehooL do eieefieezie this GBlezeh emez' Gole! to the Feeeielzjf who hezoeplezyeei meh ez greeetloezi! in the meeefy ofom' High School eezifeeif. EQQQJZ aeggggegee

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1929 H BLACK AND GOLD X 1929 HISTORY OF PERRYSBURG EFORE the coming of the white man, the Maumee Valley, due to poor drainage, was a low, marshy region, known as the Black Swamp. It was a route of travel frequented by the Delawares, A A Miarnis and other Indians on their trips to the Southern hunting grounds. p This region was first explored by the French. The famous LaSalle was one of its earliest explorers. One of the first settlements near here was a small stockade, built near the present site of Maumee, in 1680. This was important for several years as a trading post, but finally it was abandoned. The river banks were the scenes of battles between the English, French and Indians. Finally the English gained control of the region. The Maumee Valley, as a part of the Northwest Territory, was under the rule of the cornmandanti of the military post at Detroit. When the Revolutionary War came, the Indians became hostile to the Americans because of the secret encouragement they received from the British. Long after the Revolution had formally ended, the British were agitating the Indians to trouble the Americans. q The Indians refused to let the Americans come north of the Ohio River, and it was to open this territory that Anthony Wayne came into Ohio. In April 1794, Fort Miami was built by the British at the present site of Maumee. Wayne met the Indians and defeated them near Maumee in the Battle S ix