Wayne Trace - Fort Wayne, IN
N 41° 04.095 W 085° 06.501
16T E 658930 N 4548057
Placard on a rock in Seiling Park marking Wayne Trace, a Native American trail route from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Waymark Code: WM199AT
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2023
Views: 2
A Native American trail route from the Maumee River in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Cincinnati, Ohio was used by 3 colonial era generals. The story is documented by the text on a placard placed near the origin in Seiling Park at 2200 New Haven Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46803:
Wayne Trace
Once the Indian trail to Cincinnati
The route
Of General Harmer's Army in 1790
Of General Wayne's
When leaving the stockade
Christened by Major Hamtramck
"Fort Wayne" in 1794
Also of General Harrison's Army
In 1812.
Feature Discription: Wayne Trace placard was placed by a DAR chapter in 1906. And it hasn't been vandalized.
Web address for the route: [Web Link]
Beginning of the road: Maumee River in Fort Wayne, IN
End of the road: Cincinnati, OH
Secondary Web Address: Not listed
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