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Fallen Timbers Battle Secured Ohio for Settlers
The 1811 Fallen Timbers clash at Maumee River near Lucas County ended Native resistance and opened Ohio for rapid settler expansion. Wayne led about 2,000 troops and 1,500 Kentucky volunteers to defeat Blue Jacket and end Indian attacks, prompting mass settlement from Cincinnati outward and triggering the Greenville Treaty era.
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