Baden's First 100 YearsPage Forty-nine
Famous Markers Near BadenNear Legionville bridge are two stone markers. The upper one bears the inscription: "This marks the sight of General Anthony Warne's Camp During the Winter of 1792-1793." This stone was erected by the Fort McIntosh Chapter D. A. R. of Beaver, PA in 1916. On the lower stone is inscribed these lines: "On the Plateau Southwest of this spot, was situated the camp of General Anthony Wayne." This army known as the Legion of the United States , encamped at this place when on the expedition against the Indians west of the Ohio from November, 1792, until the spring of 1793. The expedition resulted in the treaty of Greencastle which was signed in the summer of 1795. A short distance Southeast of this spot along the banks of the river was situated the village of Logstown. One of the largest Indian settlement s on the Upper Ohio, it was the scene of many important conferences between the French, British and the Indians. George Washington met the Indian chiefs at this place in 1753 when on his mission to the French Forts after the capture of Fort Duquesne by the British in 17 58 - the sight was deserted by the Indians who had moved westward to the Beaver and Muskingum Rivers. This stone was erected by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania in 1918. A huge 15 ton boulder of Canadian felspare granite from Big Beaver, Beaver County, marks the famous meeting place of George Washington and the Indians. The plate on this stone reads: "Logstown: 1725-58." This stone is near the A.M. Byers Company offices above Legionville Bridge. A Historic Indian Village was located a short distance from this spot. It was founded by Shawnees, Mohawks and Wyandottes. Here in 1748 Conrad Weiser, Agent of Pennsylvania, negotiated a treaty with the Indians, that opened the region west of the Allegheny Mountaintrails to Anglo-Saxon influence and development. June 11, 1752, the Treaty of Logstown was made between the Iroquois Indians and the Virginians giving the latter the right to build a fort and establish a trading post at the forks of the Ohio (Pittsburgh). Major George Washington held councils at Logstown with Tanacharison, Scarowady, Shingas and other Indian Chiefs, November 24-30, 1753, while on his important mission to Fort Le Boeuf. This stone was erected by Fort McIntosh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution of Beaver, Pennsylvania, 1932. The importance of these events belong wholly to the past.
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