Southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio boast several important military battles from the annals of history.  The Battle of Fallen Timbers opened the “West” to settlement.  The Battles of the River Raisin became War of 1812 rallying points.  And the Battle of Lake Erie wiped the British fleet from the southern Great Lakes.

However, there were several less glorious battles in our history.  One ignominious battle occurred at a place called Phillip’s Corners.  This battle took place during the “Toledo War” in which residents in the territories of Ohio and Michigan fought over a strip of land that included Toledo.  Here’s the wikipedia entry on the Toledo War:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War

As I was driving home from a conference at South Bend on Monday, I stopped and took a picture of the Ohio State Historical signpost that notes the Battle of Phillip’s Corners.  It is located at the intersection of Ohio state route 109 and US-20 in Fulton County, Ohio.  Happy Reading!

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