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County: Wayne

County Named, 1800

Marker Number: 

804

Location: 

Monticello Courthouse Lawn

For "Mad Anthony" Wayne, born in Penn., 1745. Officer in Revolution, given gold medal by Congress for capturing Stony Point, N. J., 1779. In command, U.S. forces at Fallen Timbers, 1794, and negotiated Treaty of Greenville, 1795, which ended Indian wars in Old Northwest and raids into Ky. Penn. Legis., 1784-1785. Moved to Georgia and elected Congressman, 1791-1792. Died, 1796.

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