This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Struggle for a Possession in the Maumee Valley History
A historical overview traces the French and British colonial contest in the Maumee Valley before the American Revolution. It notes La Salle Fort Miami and Fort Wayne, French trading posts at Maumee and Vincennes, and early English efforts from 1698 to 1720, including Perrot’s station and Ojibwe and Miami alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Anne
George
Europe
America
Knapp
Maumee Valley
Ohio
LaSalle
St. Mary’s
St. Joseph’s
Fort. Wayne
Frontenac
France
Miama
Maumee
Maumee City
Sieur Courthemanche
Maumee River
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Fort Miami
A.T. Goodman
Western Reserve and Northern Ohio Historical Society
Montreal
Quebec
Albany
Harrisburg
Detroit
Nicholas Perrot
Lake Erie
Perrot
Canada
West
Toledo
Sieur de Jonecaire
Sieur de Vincennes
Saguenays
Illinois Country
Vincennes
Oliv
eBieur de Joncaire