Description: Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio 1936. Sign at Court House corner." The original Fort St. Clair was built in 1792 and used as a garrison and supply depot strategically placed between Fort Washington and Fort Jefferson. The main objective of the fort was to assist US troops as they tried to gain control of the Northwest Territory. In 1923 Fort St. Clair Park in Eaton was created to preserve this historic site. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_001_1
Subjects: Historical markers--Ohio--Eaton; Fort Saint Clair (Ohio)
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio 1936. Monument in Fort St. Clair Park." Inscription reads: "Erected October 1922 by Wm. H. Ortt. Sacred to the memory of the soldiers who fought and died in the battle with the Indians at Fort Saint Clair November 6 1792." The original Fort St. Clair was built in 1792 and used as a garrison and supply depot strategically placed between Fort Washington and Fort Jefferson. The main objective of the fort was to assist US troops as they tried to gain control of the Northwest Territory. In 1923 Fort St. Clair Park in Eaton was created to preserve this historic site. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_003_1
Subjects: Historical markers--Ohio--Eaton; Fort Saint Clair (Ohio); Parks--Ohio
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated February 17, 1937, this photograph shows a barn at Fort St. Clair that was built in 1792 and was used as a garrison and supply depot strategically placed between Fort Washington and Fort Jefferson. The main objective of the fort was to assist US troops as they tried to gain control of the Northwest Territory. In 1923 Fort St. Clair Park in Eaton was created to preserve this historic site. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_010_1
Subjects: Winter; Barns; Agriculture; Automobiles; Fort Saint Clair (Ohio)
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio 1936. Monument in Fort St. Clair Park. Inscription reads: "Erected by Wm. H. Ortt. Sacred to the memory of his comrades of the Civil War from Preble County Ohio A.D. 1931 (1861-1865)." The original Fort St. Clair was built in 1792 and used as a garrison and supply depot strategically placed between Fort Washington and Fort Jefferson. The main objective of the fort was to assist US troops as they tried to gain control of the Northwest Territory. In 1923 Fort St. Clair Park in Eaton was created to preserve this historic site. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_004_1
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments; Fort Saint Clair (Ohio); Parks--Ohio
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated February 17, 1937, this photograph shows a barn at Fort St. Clair in Eaton, Ohio. The original Fort St. Clair was built in 1792 and used as a garrison and supply depot strategically placed between Fort Washington and Fort Jefferson, mainly to assist U.S. troops as they tried to gain control of the Northwest Territory. Fort St. Clair Park was created in 1923 to preserve this historic site. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_005_1
Subjects: Barns; Fort Saint Clair (Ohio); Parks; Agriculture; Winter
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio, Sept. 11, 1936. Stone entrance at Fort St. Clair Park." The original Fort St. Clair was built in 1792 and used as a garrison and supply depot strategically placed between Fort Washington and Fort Jefferson. The main objective of the fort was to assist US troops as they tried to gain control of the Northwest Territory. In 1923 Fort St. Clair Park in Eaton was created to preserve this historic site. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F01_006_1
Subjects: Fort Saint Clair (Ohio); Parks--Ohio--Eaton; Gateways
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)