From 1793 to 1794, Simon Kenton fought with General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in the Northwest Indian War. In 1810, he moved to Urbana, Ohio and became a brigadier general in the state militia and commanded Ohio troops in the War of 1812. He was at the Battle of the Thames in 1813, where famous Indian chief Tecumseh was killed.
Kenton was chosen to identify the chief's body, but seeing the American troops were anxious to cit Tecumseh upm he instead identified Indian warrior Roundhead.
There is a large boulder on the west side of the Ritter Public Library in Vermillion, Ohio, which is inscribed with the name "Kenton" and is believed to have been carved by Kenton himself. It was found on a farm a few miles south.
Kenton died in 1836 and was originally buried at New Jerusalem in Logan County, Ohio. His body was later moved to Urbana.
The historic Simon Kenton Inn in Springfield is named after him.
He is buried at Oakdale Cemetery in Urbana, Ohio.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
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