European Discovery and the Founding of a Settlement (1671–1771)Edit
When Europeanexplorers, namely French fur traders, reached the Mad River in 1671, they found an abundance of beaver pelt among other prized furs. They followed the Honey Creek, through the current locations of the town of Medway where they established a small base camp (later moved to a Shawnee trading post near present-day Springfield, Ohio). On September 17, 1671, the Spangler party claimed all the lands comprising the drainage basin of the river, later renamed the Mad River, for Louis XIV as part of New France.
During the 1740s, the Wood's River Land Company, which was represented by Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne, attained a large tract of land within present-day southwest Ohio. Part of the tract became Clark County and Montgomery County and was sold to settlers entering the region. The Drapier and Ingles families were among those that built their homes somewhere between present locations of Medway and the subdivision of Park Layne. The settlement came to be called Drapier's Meadow by 1748.[2]
Seven years later, the Ohio Valley was involved in the brutality of the French and Indian War. This war resulted in British control over much of France's North American holdings, including the Mad River fur trading posts located in present-day Medway. By the end of the war, the French had retreated and the Shawnee Amerindians gained control over the post. They subsequently moved to Springfield where the tribe already had a large settlement.[3][4]
George Rogers Clark and American Revolution (1772–1797)Edit
Medway played a notable role as part of the western campaign during the American Revolutionary War. General George Rogers Clark, led over 1,000 soldiers (among them Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton) across the Ohio River near present-day Cincinnati and engaged in numerous skirmishes with British regulars that had occupied French forts after the French and Indian War, and the Shawnee who were at the time allies of the Red Coats. The Shawnee gradually withdrew during the first few days before finally engaging American forces 7 miles west of Springfield in present-day Medway on August 8, 1782. After several hours of fighting, both sides suffered moderate casualties before scattering the small Shawnee rearguard. The victory against the Shawnee in the Medway/Mad River Valley area discouraged further Amerindian raids against Kentucky and other parts of the American frontier, and helped in part to secure the whole of the Ohio Territory for the Colonials. Rogers later remarked that the area that is now Medway was of significant strategic importance to the American cause as "the Mad River was the artery to the Miami River, and the Miami, the Ohio River thereto." Medway was therefore of strategic importance and, as such, the federal government encouraged many veterans to use their war pensions to settle in the area; descendants of several of these Revolutionary war families reside in the village.[5][6]
Founding of MedwayEdit
Medway was platted in 1816, and named for being the midway point between Springfield and Dayton.[7] A post office called Medway has been in operation since 1850.[8]
^The American Review: A Whig Journal, Devoted to Politics and Literature. Vol. I. No. 1. New York, 1848.
^Rockel, William Mahlon (1908). 20th Century History of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 330.
^"Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
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Medway is an unincorporated community in Bethel Township Clark County Ohio United States It is part of the Springfield Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area Near are the adjoining communities of Crystal Lakes and Park Layne The population of its ZCTA for ZIP Code 45341 which includes Medway was 4 110 at the 2000 census Medway lies within the Tecumseh Local School District whose high school mascot is the Arrows Medway Elementary is the primary center of education for grades k 5 Medway OhioUnincorporated communityCoordinates 39 56 25 N 84 1 47 W 39 94028 N 84 02972 W 39 94028 84 02972CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyClarkElevation 1 899 ft 274 m Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT ZIP code45341Area code s 937 326GNIS feature ID1065730 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 European Discovery and the Founding of a Settlement 1671 1771 1 2 George Rogers Clark and American Revolution 1772 1797 1 3 Founding of Medway 2 Notable person 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditEuropean Discovery and the Founding of a Settlement 1671 1771 Edit When European explorers namely French fur traders reached the Mad River in 1671 they found an abundance of beaver pelt among other prized furs They followed the Honey Creek through the current locations of the town of Medway where they established a small base camp later moved to a Shawnee trading post near present day Springfield Ohio On September 17 1671 the Spangler party claimed all the lands comprising the drainage basin of the river later renamed the Mad River for Louis XIV as part of New France During the 1740s the Wood s River Land Company which was represented by Louis de la Corne Chevalier de la Corne attained a large tract of land within present day southwest Ohio Part of the tract became Clark County and Montgomery County and was sold to settlers entering the region The Drapier and Ingles families were among those that built their homes somewhere between present locations of Medway and the subdivision of Park Layne The settlement came to be called Drapier s Meadow by 1748 2 Seven years later the Ohio Valley was involved in the brutality of the French and Indian War This war resulted in British control over much of France s North American holdings including the Mad River fur trading posts located in present day Medway By the end of the war the French had retreated and the Shawnee Amerindians gained control over the post They subsequently moved to Springfield where the tribe already had a large settlement 3 4 George Rogers Clark and American Revolution 1772 1797 Edit Medway played a notable role as part of the western campaign during the American Revolutionary War General George Rogers Clark led over 1 000 soldiers among them Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton across the Ohio River near present day Cincinnati and engaged in numerous skirmishes with British regulars that had occupied French forts after the French and Indian War and the Shawnee who were at the time allies of the Red Coats The Shawnee gradually withdrew during the first few days before finally engaging American forces 7 miles west of Springfield in present day Medway on August 8 1782 After several hours of fighting both sides suffered moderate casualties before scattering the small Shawnee rearguard The victory against the Shawnee in the Medway Mad River Valley area discouraged further Amerindian raids against Kentucky and other parts of the American frontier and helped in part to secure the whole of the Ohio Territory for the Colonials Rogers later remarked that the area that is now Medway was of significant strategic importance to the American cause as the Mad River was the artery to the Miami River and the Miami the Ohio River thereto Medway was therefore of strategic importance and as such the federal government encouraged many veterans to use their war pensions to settle in the area descendants of several of these Revolutionary war families reside in the village 5 6 Founding of Medway Edit Medway was platted in 1816 and named for being the midway point between Springfield and Dayton 7 A post office called Medway has been in operation since 1850 8 Notable person EditHarvey Haddix Major League Baseball pitcher and coach References Edit a b US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey October 25 2007 Retrieved January 31 2008 New Page 1 Archived from the original on September 16 2008 Retrieved August 26 2008 Lower Valley A Brief Early History Battle of Piqua George Rogers Clark Park 2002 OHS http www ohiohistorycentral org entry php rec 477 7Ctitle Battle of Piqua The American Review A Whig Journal Devoted to Politics and Literature Vol I No 1 New York 1848 Rockel William Mahlon 1908 20th Century History of Springfield and Clark County Ohio and Representative Citizens Biographical Publishing Company p 330 Clark County Jim Forte Postal History Retrieved January 12 2016 External links EditMedway Area Historical Society Census 2000 data 39 52 55 N 84 00 35 W 39 88194 N 84 00972 W 39 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