Sacrifice, Investment and our Future

It seems as though the fall season brings out the wanderer in me. The weather is beautiful, the breezes cool and the colors of the landscape are inspirational - in a wanderlust way. So I take off and seek out local points of interest. Places that have played a huge part in the formation of our country. And surprisingly there are many....right here in my own backyard.

But, when all is said and done, we all have vast amounts of history within a short drive. We just tend to overlook it in search of something more exotic. Something more 'foreign' that will take us out of the neighborhood and provide justification for travel.

On our return home from the Pow Wow on Saturday we stopped to take a look at the Fallen Timbers monument. A pivotal point in the American Revolution that is marked by a faded roadway sign that is buried among exit markers, billboards and housing developments. The sad part is that progress and development has encroached to the point of the entry to the monument is directly across from a brand new mall - a true "shopping experience" according to the local papers. Makes me wonder if that's why the soldiers fought and died on the battlefield that's in the shadow of the mall.

The Battle of Fallen Timbers is important.

The Battle of Fallen Timbers, August 20, 1794, has been called the “last battle of the American Revolution” and one of the three most important battles in the development of our nation. The decisive victory by the Legion of the United States over a confederacy of Indian tribes opened the Northwest Territory, a five-state region unceded by the native inhabitants, for westward expansion and led to Ohio’s statehood in 1803!

Please take a few minutes to read up on this battle and the impact it had on our nation. I have included some photos that I hope can inspire your mind to wander back to that day....that day when lives were lost and many unnamed graves were dug.