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5th Grader and President of Student Council
Fort Miami Elementary School, Maumee, OH
Press Conference 11-20-99
Hello, I am Jonathon. Fort Miami Elementary School has been doing all they can to get the bill passed on to the President of the United States to sign for Fallen Timbers Battle Site and Fort Miamis becoming a National Historic Site. They have been writing to our house of representatives, writing to the senators, and making posters for the community to write to our representatives, and senators.
The Battle of Fallen Timbers was named that name because just before the battle a tornado swept through the forest knocking down most of the trees. That is why it was called Battle of Fallen Timbers.
At Fort Miamis, there was no actual battle. It was a British/Indian Fort. Over night, just about 100 soldiers, women, and children died. Fort Miami Elementary School was named after Fort Miamis.
In the 1794 battle between the Settlers and the Indians gave the United States the city of Detroit and secured Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois for settlement. Maumee and Toledo are putting $7.5 million into this activity. Hopefully Mr. Clinton will sign the bill into law.
Thank you to all of you for your work of writing to our Senators and Congressmen to get this bill passed.
We made a difference.
1999 House bill. | 1998 House bill. | 1996 House bill. | 1999 Senate bill. | 1997 Senate bill. | 1996 Senate bill.
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