The Toledo Public Schools’ Lecture series continues on Thursday, January 9th at 7:00 PM at Waite High School featuring local historian Frank Butwin.
Butwin will be presenting in first person General Anthony Wayne; Army officer, statesman, businessman, plantation owner, and member of the United States House of Representatives. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits, boldness, fiery personality, and strict disciplinary methods earned him the nickname “Mad Anthony”.
Many communities, counties, roads, and even a university are named after this character from the past, especially in northwest Ohio. The presentation will cover his formative years, military careers, legends, legacies, and his unusual death & burials. The far-reaching significance of his campaign in the Ohio Country of the Northwest Territory during 1792 to 1796.
The event is free and open to the public.