From HMdb. org.
Marker: "Approximately 1000 feet east of this marker lles the graves of sixteen soldiers from Fort McArthur who gave their lives during the War of 1812. The fort, a one-half acre timber stockade containing huts, was built in the summer of 1812 to guard the Scioto River crossing of General Hull's "Trace" to Detroit.
"Construction of the fort was under command of future Ohio governor, Colonel Duncan McArthur."
--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.
Battle of New Orleans.
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