From WATERVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
As part of its year-long celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, Waterville Historical Society invites the public to a free program on Wednesday, March 18, at 7 p.m., at Wakeman Hall, 401 Farnsworth Road, Waterville. Larry Nelson, Ph.D., will discuss the role of Ohio in the Revolutionary War.
The “Old Northwest,” the region that would later become Ohio, played an important role in the American Revolution. As part of the nation’s 250th anniversary observance of the conflict, Nelson will look at the war as it played out throughout the Ohio Valley and discuss the war’s consequences for the newly-founded United States.
Nelson earned his degree in American history from BGSU and was the site manager for Fort Meigs for nearly 30 years – following his retirement, he joined the history faculty at his alma mater. An authority on the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley frontiers, Nelson has participated in numerous archaeological investigations of military sites, and published widely on the area’s history.
