Contents
- Pre History
- Paleo Indians, Meso Indians, Neo
Indians, Adena, Hopewell, Cole Culture, Fort Ancient, Erie
- Indians in Ohio
starting around 1700 - Wyandot,
Ottawa, Tescarawa, Mingo, Delaware, Shawnee, Miami
- Europeans arrive
- LaSalle, D'Ibersville, Cadillac
- Battle of
Pickawillani - Unemakemi (Old
Britain/La Demoiselle), Christopher Gist, The Ohio Land Company,
Celeron de Beinville, Charles Langlade
- French and Indian
War - Christian Post, Ft.
Duquesne/Ft.Pitt, General Braddock, Chief Blackhoof, General Wolf,
Treaty of Paris
- Pontiac's Uprising
- Major Robert Rogers, Pontiac, Chief
Cornstalk, Pucksinwah, Colonel John Bradstreet, Treaty of Ft. Pitt,
Proclaimation of 1763
- Battle of Point
Pleasant
- American Revolution
- Murder of Cornstalk
- Gnadenhutten
- George Rogers Clark
and the Battle of Piqua
- St. Clair's campaign and
defeat on the Wabash
Notable Mercer
County Natives
Future Topics
- Simon Girty
- Simon Kenton
- Harmar's campaign and defeat
- Wayne's campaign and victory at Fallen Timbers
- Tecumseh's Confederacy
- War of 1812 and the death of Tecumseh
- Settling of West Central Ohio
- Miami-Erie Canal
- Randolph Slaves and the Emlin Institute
- John Kramer, Joseph Oppenheim and the New Idea
- Depression Era People's Bank Robbery
- Coldwater
- St. Henry
- Maria Stein and St.John's Station
- Celina
- Macedon
- Coldwater Community Picnic History
If there is a topic relevant to Ohio and
Mercer County History that you would like to see included, please
contact me [ bill@billwendel.com
].
Bibliographic Note
The articles contained on these pages are a compilation of
notes I have taken as part of my education at Coldwater High School,
from my studies as a History major at the University of Dayton, and
from my own personal research. I have included no bibliographic
information. I believe the information to be factual, but I am willing
to consider a dissenting opinion: bill@billwendel.com.