General Wayne built Fort Adams in August, 1794, during his northward move from Cincinnati in the Indian Wars. Located approximately 1/4 mile east of here on the north bank of the river, it was one of the smaller posts in a chain that protected the army’s line of communication and supply. While timber for the post was being cut, Wayne was nearly killed when a tree fell across the cot where he lay. From Fort Adams, Wayne marched into the Maumee Valley, leaving Lt. James Underhill and 40 cripples and invalids to man the post. After the victory at Fallen Timbers and the treaty of Greene Ville, Fort Adams was abandoned.