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

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z-4-gay ,Of rage 3-be present s1te of Maumee Clty Another post was erected at the Junctxon of the St Marys and St joseph s rlvers at the present Slte of Fort Wayne Ind1ana K The Northwest Terrxtory remalned 1n the hands X f of the French from the t1me of exploratxon to 1763 the close of the French and Ind1an War when they lost the reglon through the Treaty of Parls whlch ceded the Northwest Terrltory to the Br1t1sh Durmg the French occupatlon of the valley mls slonarles from the Detroit mxsslon statlon v1s1ted these parts among whom were Father de la Rlch ardle Father Potler and Father de Bonnecamps Father Potler sald Mass ln Ohlo 1n 1749 at the present s1te of Fremont for the Wyandot Indlans whom he accompamed mto northwestern Ohlo when they wlthdrew from the settlement about the first record of Mass bemg sa1d 1n th1s reg1on Georgxan Bay Thxs IS T 5X X X 4-ei N W x XX -Q! iff, E! K I x F5051 ,Q lQI LITTLE TURTLE although earller m1ss1on jf,,j,5 ar1es may have offered lt 'N Wf f X fyf 7 R f 'XXFK' The Br1t1sh occupatlon of th1s valley lasted twenty years from 1763 to 1783 Durmg th1s t1me th1s land was over run by settlers and the Ind1ans began t grow angry Thelr dlscontent found utterance 1n the personallty of the great Pontlac powerful Ottawa ch1efta1n who formed a con splracy wlth every major trxbe IH the west coun try The war belt whlch he sent from the Alle ghenles to the M1ss1ss1pp1 and from the Great Lakes to the Carolmas moblllzed almost all the Ind1an trlbes Thls great statesman reahzed that wal fi les PONTIAC the prxzed huntlng ground of the Ohxo Valley The day set for the uprlsmg arrxved N1ne Br1t1sh forts y1elded lnstantly and twenty thou sand settlers were drlven from thelr homes 1n the Ohlo Valley Pontrac personally led the slege on Detrolt the strongest fort m the region and con tmued It for many months At last Colonel Bou quet and General Bradstreet arrxved wxth supphes and remforcements and defeated the Ind1an plans The Redskms sued for peace and that granted Pon t1ac returned to h1s trxbe m despaxr sadly see mg the Indian lands glve way before the settlers Durmg the next twenty years the Indxans proved troublesome and two expedltlons one under Gen eral Harmer and another under St Clalr were Glllla the t1de of the encroachlng whltes spelled rum to 1,84 NW XS so sf f xv: if fffn f G .ANTHONY WAYNE - . . 1 , cp . ' --X ,A ' ' . ' - X We, Nl.: , ff- - n - ' ' , l'ff'f'p f,W'71' vs 1 ' Z , . ' ' i ' fy pflllllmlxl ll 'lg ll . ' if Lf do re ' - X , e X X . . I ' . A 8 f fQ 'X 'll SX G i ,aff ll I ' ' . . Q l ' ' . . - - . . . I 'Q 4 - Q I O l ' I . v I . WN ww , 7-F 6 X i u ' F :Q X . lv 'l Wx? it ' . ' 6' elWllf?ll1,'r1f:Y Taffy X ' W'ryA l'. ' . fl , Og' 13'-Eff, ix. M y lx sig ff, ,X 1 X U ' 'f 'ff ,f f 1 X jyxx X x ' . . wx L, N Xl fy f YX , Q5 . . 45 N I f X V' l xwgl ' ' A gg -SA lfflllllll - l, I l I - I FT7 l 1 , l 1

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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

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Y-F 'Q sent to chastise them Both of these expeditions were defeated by surprise attacks of the Indians under Little flllwz wwf! 91 5 ' if tT1f W X Turtle W Qi!! If if President Washington then sent Mad Anthony Wayne famous as second soldier and first fighter of the Revolution to break the Indian power He arrlved at the Maumee and Auglaize Rivers where he erected Fort Defiance in January 1793 Here he offered to treat with the Indians but upon their refusal he marched down the Maumee reaching Roche de Boeuf a famous Indian landmark near the present c1ty of Waterville on August 18 1794 Here he built a small stockade Fort Deposit and pre pared for battle The Indians were encamped on the opposite side of the river and around Presque Isle where a hurricane had torn down the forests hence the name of the combat the Battle of Fallen Timbers On the morning of August .40 1194 he attacked and in a hot battle much of which was fought hand to hand routed the Indians During the battle the great chief Turkey Foot was killed while standing on a large rock trying to rally his forces The Indlans for years afterward visited th1s rock on which they had carved turkeys feet and made offerings to the Splflt of the chief After the battle Wayne burned the Indian village and crops for miles around and established forts and posts throughout the Indian country wma rom' MEIGS Wir gr in X VIVIA Vwfx 'V'! I Li ' I ,, ga' f fi M - Q41 '5 , ill' '4'-- ry ,W v Q- I ,if fu as QW UZV' iirllmi x f ff If b fx iss, i J , ,, ff . before they were finally subdued Had General Wayne not succeeded in crushing the Indians who were backed by Great Brit- ain it is probable that the dividing line between Can- ada and the United States would be the Ohio River rather than the Great Lakes. In 1803 Ohio was ad- mitted to the Union. The Maumee valley was again the principal battleground in the war with Great Brit- 1 : .ri Nfv x Xi X X x X pxt if X X ,a NSQRTE X bi K- i Eff .- '- -, , ,., ,, ain in 1812. 1 I I:-SERS! I General William Henry Harrison, commander -in - chief of the Army of the -fly, Northwest Territory, erect- K I i,i1ff,,,!','gf,L:f T 'M X: - if M -E 1 , h X 14 , 1- ,,- , Yffr I ,F r 1 V Vfaeig :iv - f Aa,-g,A ' . cf f 122-a Ifrvfs - lc, ed Fort Meigs on a high ' 41- x W X - -'fe-I 1 TECUMSEH bluff overlooking the Mau- 041210 v a Y E5 vs fig gy-1921 3454 X,-41 ol:-' . . J I I ful fwvf 1 Liyh fffffh' gd 'Z ,AQ 'O , If My Y, . . ' fl, A 'Q 'f fVV71Q27 4,5-,Aj A ff' , ' W, 1, aww 0 fm 2 ,W If ,'. ' ,f 1,7 W: , V1 f I . 'N my fx ',f V' fy, f ff, -f' f.' 'ir 01,4 ' - H uv i V T- ii N 4-'-'-'22f,f..,, QT . V1 'f , I IV f 1 , U L, r f W ,Mm,n,lqm . H K 1 -- -.' mf' -1 . ' . . . ' . Q V . Y . I I U 1 ' ' Q 1 . I - , . , . . A I F- Y l 9 , . , . , . . y . , Y . fl mi My ' , Wlmll' . If f 1' iw- ll V ' A f 1 w f .X ml l,,.f,p-f 'il 14.4 1 , f af x v X il ill!! iw 1 1' I' 1 Q I 'M' , iii ' fliwlvb l f ' f 41' V v if .f 1 M 411 'M' w I N W ' 'l V f fl X' ' 2,19 1 1 s W lm ! 5 E lk V! 1 7 ,Q , Q V ly: y 1 I 'D I J