Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County,Indiana,United States. Located in northeastern Indiana,the city is 18 miles (29 km) west of the Ohio border and 50 miles (80 km) south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 census,making it the second-most populous city in Indiana after Indianapolis,and the 83rd-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area,consisting of Allen and Whitley counties which had an estimated population of 423,038 as of 2021. Fort Wayne is the cultural and economic center of northeastern Indiana.
Little Turtle was a Sagamore (chief) of the Miami people,who became one of the most famous Native American military leaders. Historian Wiley Sword calls him "perhaps the most capable Indian leader then in the Northwest Territory," although he later signed several treaties ceding land,which caused him to lose his leader status during the battles which became a prelude to the War of 1812. In the 1790s,Mihšihkinaahkwa led a confederation of native warriors to several major victories against U.S. forces in the Northwest Indian Wars,sometimes called "Little Turtle's War",particularly St. Clair's defeat in 1791,wherein the confederation defeated General Arthur St. Clair,who lost 900 men in the most decisive loss by the U.S. Army against Native American forces.
Allen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 Census,the population was 385,410,making it the third-most populous county in Indiana. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne,the second largest city in Indiana.
New Haven is a city in Adams,Jefferson,and St. Joseph townships,Allen County,Indiana,United States. It sits immediately east of the city of Fort Wayne,the second largest city in Indiana,and is situated mostly along the southern banks of the Maumee River. The population was 15,843 as of 2022.
Lima is a city in and the county seat of Allen County,Ohio,United States. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 35,579. It is located in northwest Ohio along Interstate 75,approximately 72 miles (116 km) north of Dayton,78 miles (126 km) southwest of Toledo,and 63 mi (101 km) southeast of Fort Wayne,Indiana.
The Northwest Territory,also known as the Old Northwest and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio,was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolution. Established in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation through the Northwest Ordinance,it was the nation's first post-colonial organized incorporated territory.
In the 1860s,the Copperheads,also known as Peace Democrats,were a faction of the Democratic Party in the Union who opposed the American Civil War and wanted an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates.
The Indiana Territory,officially the Territory of Indiana,was created by an organic act that President John Adams signed into law on May 7,1800,to form an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4,1800,to December 11,1816,when the remaining southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Indiana. The territory originally contained approximately 259,824 square miles (672,940 km2) of land,but its size was decreased when it was subdivided to create the Michigan Territory (1805) and the Illinois Territory (1809). The Indiana Territory was the first new territory created from lands of the Northwest Territory,which had been organized under the terms of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The territorial capital was the settlement around the old French fort of Vincennes on the Wabash River,until transferred to Corydon near the Ohio River in 1813.
Henry Ware Lawton was a U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Civil War,the Apache Wars,and the Spanish–American War. He received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the American Civil War. He was the only U.S. general officer to be killed during the Philippine–American War and the first general officer of the United States killed in overseas action. The city of Lawton,Oklahoma,takes its name from General Lawton,as does a borough in the city of Havana,Cuba. Liwasang Bonifacio in downtown Manila was formerly named Plaza Lawton in his honor.
The Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory,or diocese,of the Catholic Church in north-central and northeastern Indiana in the United States.
Thomas Christopher Henry was an American businessman and politician who was the 35th Mayor of Fort Wayne,Indiana,from 2008 until his death in 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,Henry served five terms on Fort Wayne City Council from 1984 to 2004,representing the 3rd District. Afterwards,he ran for and won the Democratic mayoral primary in 2007,before defeating Republican Matt Kelty in the 2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election. Henry served as mayor of Fort Wayne for five terms,becoming the city's longest-serving mayor.
Joseph Gregory Dwenger,C.P.P.S was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Fort Wayne from 1872 to 1893.
Events from the year 1809 in the United States.
James Lorenzo Worden was an American politician,lawyer,and judge who served as a Justice on the Indiana Supreme Court from January 16,1858 to January 3,1865 and then again from January 3,1871 to December 2,1882. Worden also served briefly as Mayor of Fort Wayne from 1865 to 1866.
Walter Olds was an American lawyer,politician,and judge who served in the Indiana Senate and as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 7,1889 to June 15,1893.
The seal of Cincinnati is the official insignia of the city of Cincinnati,Ohio,in the United States. Adopted in 1819,the seal incorporates scales,a sword,and a caduceus. The seal is featured prominently in the flag of Cincinnati and the insignia of city agencies and institutions.
Elections are held in Fort Wayne,Indiana to elect the city's mayor. Currently,such elections are regularly scheduled to be held every four years,in the year immediately preceding that of United States presidential elections.
Henry Carl Berghoff was an American politician,lawyer,and businessman who co-founded the Herman Berghoff Brewing Company in 1887 and served as the 19th Mayor of Fort Wayne,Indiana from 1901 to 1906.
William Alexander Ketcham was an American lawyer,soldier,and politician who served as the sixteenth Indiana Attorney General from November 22,1894,to November 22,1898. Ketcham also served as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic from September 24,1920,to September 29,1921.
Sharon Tucker is an American politician who has been mayor of Fort Wayne,Indiana since April 2024. She previously served as a Fort Wayne City Councilwoman from the 6th District from 2020 to 2024,and previously served as a member of the Allen County Council from 2015 to 2020. A Democrat,she previously served as Treasurer of the Allen County Democratic Party,and vice-chair in 2016. On April 20,2024,she was selected by her party in a caucus to serve the remainder of the term of Tom Henry,who died on March 28,2024. Tucker is the city's first African-American Mayor,and the city's second female mayor in its history. Tucker succeeded Acting Mayor Karl Bandemer.
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