Battle of Fallen Timbers event set for Aug. 20
News Staff
Thursday, August 17, 2023
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On Sunday, August 20, the Fallen Timbers Battlefield Preservation Commission will host an event honoring the 229th anniversary of the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Scouts and spies of the early American frontier will deliver interpretive storytelling from the perspective of historic characters, including General “Mad” Anthony Wayne, notorious General James Wilkinson, a legion scout, a woman adoptee of Native Americans, a spy for the Native Confederacy and a 1790’s fur trader Other activities will include hiking the mile-long battlefield trail, live weapons demonstration, presentation on Metropark mammals of the early frontier and more.