Principal Investigators: Mark Groover, Christine Thompson, Cailin Murray
Project Description
During the Northwest Territory period in the
1790s two significant conflicts were fought near the Ohio-Indiana state line:
The Battle of the Wabash in 1791 and the Battle of Fort Recovery in 1794. The Battle of the Wabash was the largest
Native American military victory in United States history. The subsequent Battle of Fort Recovery in
1794 contributed to the opening of the territory for eventual settlement. Students in the Fort Recovery immersion
project created a video documentary about the two battles and a companion
public volume. Partnering with the Fort
Recovery State Museum (a State of Ohio historic property), the Fort Recovery
Historical Society, and the Ohio Historical Society, students in the immersion
project learned valuable educational skills and experience in applied
anthropology, applied archaeology, and applied history. The students learned how to gather scholarly
information about a research topic and present the information to a general,
public audience. The documentary and
public volume products created for the project are being used by the Fort
Recovery State Museum for public interpretation of the historical events that
transpired at the fort.
Community Partners
- The Fort Recovery State Museum
- The Fort Recovery Historical Society
- Ohio Historical Association