Decorative drawing: a nineteenth-century public building. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Fort Jefferson Site

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,897 words across 15 pages, filed in 1970. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 70000488, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State - County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) FEB 43 1972 AND/ OR HISTORIC: Ohio Route 121, W. side of road APR 13 1971 3.
CLASSIFICATION (Check One) - District In Process - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER OF PROPERTY State of Ohio LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: 1982 Velma Avenue TITLE OF SURVEY: Survey of Historical Features - Southwestern Ohio DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 037 039 LOCATION Site DATE Religious Commercial Entertainment Transportation Darke CATEGORY Both REGISTER Government ACCESSIBLE OWNERSHIP Private Columbus Educational October, Agricultural NAME STATUS Unoccupied Structure Restricted Military Building Park Museum Scientific Yes: CODE Public Private Residence Being Considered NATIONAL COMMON: Industrial Public Acquisition: ENTRY NUMBER TO THE PUBLIC NATIONAL PARK SERVICE The Ohio Local Fort Jefferson, in Neave Township Fort Jefferson Site REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS (State Memorial) STREET AND NUMBER: OWNER'S NAME: CITY OR TOWN: Object (July 1969) The Ohio Historical Society Qhio Historical Society 7.
DESCRIPTION - Deteriorated X Ruins O Unexposed - Unaltered DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Fort Jefferson was 35 yards square with a "good" bastion at each rooms formed the curtain or outerwalls, while a powder magazine, Today nothing remains of the original fort, but markers have been of the outerwalls, powder magazine, bullock pen, etc. A monument 13 1971 CONDITION Excellent REGISTER NATIONAL built of fieldstone has been erected. placed by The Ohio Historical Society indicating the original locations bullock pen and fenced garden were located outside the fort. (Check One) - Moved - Original Site corner, according to contemporary descriptions. Barracks and store Fair RECEIVED Good PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian ! X 18th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (lf Applicable and Known) - Political - Historic - Invention - Science - Transportation STATEMENT OF

Statement of significance

Territorial Governor, Arthur St. Clair, was charged with the responsi- of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and destroy them, erecting a series of forts Moving northward from Cincinnati, St. Clair's untrained troops arrived at the site of Fort Jefferson on October 13, 1791 and began immediately after the U.S. Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson. Leaving a small defensive force behind, he marched north to disaster on the banks Ultimately, Wayne forced the Indian tribes to accept the Treaty of APR 13 1971 1791 Conservation losophy Engineering Commerce Communications Aboriginal Architecture Literature SIGNIFICANCE Theater REGISTER Art Agriculture NATIONAL Music Landscape Social/Human- Sculpture by The Ohio Historical Society. Religion/Phi- Urban Planning Industry After the crushing defeat of Gen.Harmar's expedition against the along the route to provide continued security for the frontier.
in the Northwest Territory victorious campaign of 1793-94 Fort Jefferson became a State Memorial in 1929.The site is administered Harmar's:he would march to the Miami yillages near the present city Miami Indians in 1790,the hostile tribes became bolder in their efforts General Anthony Wayne was then placed in command of the U.S.troops GreeneVille which opened much of Ohio to peaceful settlement. where it could be completed by the garrison.St.Clairnamed the fort made use of Fort Jefferson as an important link in the chain of supply. Education to drive white settlers south of the Ohio River.In 1791,the Other AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) of the upper Wabash River,at what was later to become Fort Recovery. to erect a fort.
By October 24, construction had reached the point Military itarian bility of halting the Indian depredations.His plan was similar to Built by Generals Arthur St. Clair, Anthony Wayne, and William Henry

The rest of the file

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINA TES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERT) 1982 Velma Avenue CITY OR TOWN: As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion Nationa 1 Register.
in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set FEB 2 3 1972 JAN 2 0 1972 039 ORGANIZATION DATE LONGITUDE Seconds Name ATTEST: STATE LATITUDE National CORNER Local CODE Title Judith Kitchen Degrees Minutes Seconds COUNTY: Ohio 3/15/71 The Ohio Historical Society The Frontier Post of the Upper Miami MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION Columbus STREET AND NUMBER: DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY NAME AND TITLE: 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION L.FORM PREPARED BY Green, James A. "A Visit in 1929 to the Sites, in Western Ohio, of Forts Privately printed, W 84 forth by the National Park Service. The recommended Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Yreservatior level of significance of this nomination is: Degrees Minutes Valley. Darke ca.
FEB 2 3 1972 APR 13 1971 REGISTER NATIONAL 2-23 5.26.70.15 - need site photo RECEIVED /20/2 4/13/1 10/6/71 11812 ohio Owner of property/location of legal description necessary. Photograph/map forms (Form 10-301) required for each photograph/map. SIGNED Insufficient locational information. Other. the initiation of our professional review.Correction of these technical errors Xerox forms unacceptable. Commer.ts: The attached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to Longitude and latitude coordinates. bibliographical references given on the nomination form. Acreage of nomination not provided. your office for clarification of the information indicated below. or deficiencies does not necessarily insure that the nomination will-then satisfy structures. No bibliography.Is the site documented in historical sources? There are no National Register criteria in full.
Clarification or correction of the items noted above must be made prior to Insufficient map coverage of property. Classification (Iiem#3) incomplete. Comments: Statement of Significance #8). the markers have been set out to_indicate the locations of the original Description #7). Form is not signed by the State Liaison Officer (Item#l2). BLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE PROPERTY IS RESUBMITTED. DATE July 1, 1971 Geographical location codes missing or incorrect. Fort Jefferson Site NAME QF PROPERTY PASSAGE Title: PROPERTY OF TUF NATIONAL REGISTER Loc. APR 13 UNITED STATES GREENVILLE WEST QUADRANGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GREENVILLE WEST, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS N4000W8437.5/7.5 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survey STATE OF OHIO U.s.
Route PROPERTY MAP FORM NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR NPS USE ONLY Fort Jefferson Site NOy 1 0 1970 Mr. Daniel R. Porter Colunbas, Ohio 43211 Sincerely yours, Ernest Allen Connally 10/27/70 explaining tha Hational Register is enclosed for the property The Ohio Historical Society SMarusin:naf BASIC FILE RETAINED IN HR Chief,office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Bntered in the National Register H30-HR Ohio Historical Centor Dear Hr. Porter: Enclogures appropriate Representatives have also beon notified. A leaflet a carbon copy of the Congressional correspondence. Director Places. We are pleased to infora you that the historic properties listed on Senators Stephon M.Young and William B.Saxhe and the Ross County, Ohio Morgan County, Ohio Jackson County, Ohio Meigs County, Ohio Franklin County, Ohio Ohio Co.
Land Office Licking County, Ohio Auglaize County, Ohio Highland County, Ohio Darke County, Ohio Iusoarawas County, Ohio Mercer County, Ohio Fort St. Clair Site Preble County, Ohio Friends (Quaker) Meeting House Jefferson County, Ohio Warren County, Ohio Hamilton County, Ohio Wyandot County, Ohio Caxroll County, Ohio Stark County, Ohio Montgomery County, Ohio Gallia County, Ohio Brown County, Ohio W. P. Snyder, Jx. Steamboat Fairfleld County, Ohio Glendower Indian Mill Miamisburg Mound Big Bottom Tarlton Cross Mound Adena Buffington Island Fort Recovery Site OHIO Stowe House Campbell Mound Fort Laurens Site Putnam House Leo Petroglyph McCook House Our House Buckeye Furnace William H.
Harrison Tomb William McKinley Tomb Hanby House Properties added to the National Register of Historic Places Fort Hill Schoenbrunn Site Rankin House Fort Amanda Site Fort Jefferson Site Washington County, Ohio Flint Ridge Seip Mound Gnadenhutten Massacre Site sincerely yours, LL:Mr. Melvin Historical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43211 GEORGE B. HARTZOG, JR. SMarusin:naf Mr.Daniel R.Porter,Director,The Ohio Historical Society,Ohio NOV 1 0 1970 Director Washington.D.C. Enclosure6 10/27/70 BASIC FILE Entared in the National Regiuter Auglaize County, Ohio Fort Jefferson Site Darke County, Ohio Mercer County, Ohiu Fort St. Clair Site Preble County, Ohio Properties added to the National Register of Historical Places Fort Amanda Site Fort Recovery Site OHIO SMarusin: naf GEORGE B. HARTZOG, JR. L.L: Mr. Melvin Washington, D. C.
10/27/70 United States Senate NOV 1 0 1970 Ohio listorical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43211 Duplicate letter sent tor Hon. Willlam B. Saxbe Sincerely yous, Deat Senatar Foung: Baahiagton.D.c. Morgan County, Ohio Jackson County, Ohio Meigs County, Ohio Franklin County, Ohio Ohio Co. Land Office Highland County, Ohio Darke County, Ohio Fort St. Clair Site Jefferson County, Ohio Hamilton County, Ohio Wyandot County, Ohio Carroll County, Ohio Stark County, Ohio Montgomery, County, Ohio Gallia County, Ohio Brown County, Ohio W. P. Snyder/ JX. Steamboat Fairfield County, Ohio Rankin House Adena Flint Ridge Seip Mound Glendower Big Bottom Stowe House Putnam House Buffington Island Fort Jefferson Site Leo Petroglyph Tarlton Cross Mound William H.
Harrison Tomb Fort Recovery site Campbell Mound Buckeye Furnace Licking County,ohio Miamisburg Mound Properties added to the National Register of Historic Places Mercer County,ohio Hanby House Fort Amanda Site Gnadenhutten Massacre Site Tuscarawas County, Ohio Preble County, Ohio William McKinley Tomb Warren County, Ohio Schoenbrunn site Washington County, Ohio Fort Laurens Site Auglalze County, Ohio McCook House Ross County, Ohio OHIO Indian Mill Friends (quaker)Meeting House Fort Hill Interstate 71 and 17th Avenue April 8, 1971 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper 801 - 19th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.
20006 Historical Society-owned prehistoric and historic landmarks, which State LHärrison, William H., Tomb Neo Petroglyph Ohio Company Land Office McKinley, William, Tomb /Fort Laurens site DRP/eg Glendower Putnam House Sincerely, Buffington Island Rankin House Fort Recovery site REGISTER NATIONAL Director National Register Miamisburg Mound Campbell Mound Big Bottom Fort Amanda site UFriends (Quaker) Meeting House Schoenbrunn site Stowe House Fort St.Clair site Encs.Completed National Register Forms for the following State Memoriais: National Register of Historic Places forms and attachments for 3l state/ohio Buckeye Furnace Daniel R. Porter Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation McCook House Indian Mill Flint Ridge Tarlton Cross Mound Our House Dear Dr. Bill: VAdena Memorials were provisionally added to the National Register November 10, 1970. /Fort Jefferson site VW. P.
Snyder, Jr., steamboat Gnadenhutten Massacre site Hanby House historical society/ohio historical center/columbus,ohio 432ll/telephone (614) 469-4663 Fort Hill the ohio historical society/ohio historical center/ columbus, ohio 432ll/ telephone (614) 469-4663 September 10, 1971 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper 801 - 19th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Sincerely Daniel R. Porter Fort St. Clair Site (State Memorial Director National Register DRP/eg All corrections indicated for each subject form have been made. I have also pencilled on the upper right hand corners of each application Schoenbrunn Site (State Memorial) Encs. National Register application forms for forms which had been originally submitted and received by your office Fort Recovery Site (State Memorial) on April 13,197l and which were subsequently returned to me for corrections.
the Congressional District in which each is located. Fort Jefferson Site (State Memorial) Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Fort Laurens Site (State Memorial) Buckeye Furnace (State Memorial) Indian Mill Memorial) Dear Bill: Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue I am herewith returning to you seven (7) National Register application