Central Catholic High School - Centripetal Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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,CT '56 2-:rt Aux ,Of rfisfkizvlz-a ,J 4 Interest In and Around the Maumee Valley . ,.., ,uh Q71 IVA , 'FE' Along the beautiful scemc U S Route 24 between Toledo and Defiance Where the lustonc St Josephs and The Niagara Perry, flagship t e St Marys Rivers umte to form appears today Maumee One of the beauty spots along the Looking toward Fort Melg. Maumee River Where the Maumee and Auglaize Rivers meet Liz gpg I I QV' N I K IQX ,lily ' l el M 4 ' X ye I 4 K 1 M 1 , M I ' , . ' ' . ' n h ' , ' ' , as it

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2ioCfJQ03 294 GXDQ' 7501:-Q ee or Scenes of Natural Beauty and Historic RQ ! Lookmg up the Maumee River on the right and the Auglaxze River on the left Roche de Boeuf ln the Maumee River Peace Ground and Old Councnl Ground of the Indians This mound a rellc of the Mound builders IS located on Blodgett Island Restored blocklxouse located on the slte where General Anthony Wayne Portion of Fallen Timbers Battlefield dxed un 1796 One of the beautiful bends of the Maumee Rlver llllilm ,l,a, 1 ff'

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Q Cfhe fH1stor1c fmaumee CUalleq By ROBERT GALE 31 EAUTIFUL romantic valley of the Maumee rich in legend and history favorite camping ground of the Indians battle ground of savage and white well was it called the paradise of the Great Lakes region for here the deer and the wild fowl were plentiful the fish were easily caught and the fertile soil grew the maize and beans No other section east of the Mississippi boasted so many wigwams The Maumee Valley may well be called the bloody ground since lt has been the theatre of so many sanguinary events It was opened up to white civilization only through a pathway of blood , almost without parallel in the history of the United States Illia' V l 4 The exact date of the earliest visit of the white man to this region is uncer N Zim Nl L vw Wm-T like we il law t1laviaui.4f2fw,7f.-au. ffigfa-:rag A.- 3 L., 3 IN IAN CANOES tain although it is probable that La Salle the great French explorer Jour neyed up the river in 1669 and the adventurous Jesuits in their desire to 4sM'JU'afig,vvv A RTW iXXiiliX i 3 men journeyed from their comfortable homes in France to brave the hardships and terrors of the wilderness for the further advancement of the word of God. They did much to further civilization and they administered to the savages as kindly as they would have to their own brethren back in France. The French who controlled Canada were interested in this Ohio region because of the many fur-bearing animals found here. Frontenac governor of Canada sent exploring parties through this region to establish forts and posts. One of these Fort Miami was constructed on the Mau- mee River near the rapids close by the 'XIOP bring the light of faith to region as early as 1670 Among these was the re markable Father Marquette who touched the Maumee about this time. These great 'T '1 . gg i . ip .E M M D. I Ori N li . l i Jesuit Missionary Instructing, Indian. rv :' 2' i J-QD-'C 'X no 2-in DQ-1931 . f I 9 ll O U Y I I V . , . . , i . , . . Y , . 1 JW If , WWW . . . . . ,MM ', KW . . ' H lH1,,f V lHgllil01..il.,,fg,L-a....,.f-a , ' W UL, 11,5 ey-..- n r II l , ff 1 'l - ' 'ffm ' .-- .ff . kg 1, ,X ix . X A 4 . y Qi, -T 'T i' gi Q' fa -E Nl' 9 , K , T ,-'yi-gr AL . Q51 T i-iw fair-r' '- ' ' ' ' t .Zag 1 -F i ' ' ' , -- -gg! Y, - -fy D 4 ONMAUMEE . , . . y -Y , . - 7 I li .ff .,,:, f fy ff f , y ' ' ' 'diig-f the Red Man, visited this F' K 5 1 fb W iii ' - l,l llflx J fxl-X t 'wiki' K5 ll 155 get t , 1 N la, .5 - V.: K X. ,XXX xx .gt V K K S51 X, X . CALUVIET 'H 1, 'Q' XXX , A ., nxnvivzor -lj Y, K dz. X ' l We t l ng T A l ' X ff! X 1 X l ll l w s w VQ l X A . . l 5 All 0 1 P 1 P V 'D 7li 'vivid ii l N. 'QM I f I in l ,E . W ,, l -f, , . J l 4 . h 1 2 . . - 1- i , as 5 X!! it as T n x , f I ., X , y ' J Pfhql 'l u w xx , Nw, I 1 A X lf, 'I F I ' mix X K X V I I 1,1 f I M url x X X , X l '1 ll l xi li lx 1 Y w