December 2021

December 17, 2021

The Fighting Irish: Canal Builders and the Violence of Progress

The Irish emigrants in 19th century America were exploited by the emerging industrial machine that promised to provide infrastructure and unite the citizens. Considered by many […]
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December 15, 2021

Congress Investigates Josiah Harmar for his Defeat at Kekionga (Fort Wayne)

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: The First Congressional Investigation: Congressional Investigations are commonplace these days – but the very first Congressional Investigation was of the George Washington Administration in […]
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December 15, 2021

Anthony Wayne builds his Fort at Fort Wayne

Shortly after Wayne’s arrival at the three rivers in present day Fort Wayne, a site was selected on the South side of the Maumee River (opposite […]
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December 15, 2021

Why was Anthony Wayne known as Mad Anthony?

Did Anthony Wayne earn his sobriquet, “Mad Anthony Wayne” after the Battle of Stony Point? Unlikely. “Long after Wayne’s death , when veterans of his campaigns […]
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