Ortt's Preble County Civil War Memorial

Original description reads: "Preble County, Eaton, Ohio 1936. Monument in Fort St. Clair Park. Inscription reads: "Erected by Wm. H. Ortt. Sacred to the memory of his comrades of the Civil War from Preble County Ohio A.D. 1931 (1861-1865)." The original Fort St. Clair was built in 1792 and used as a garrison and supply depot strategically placed between Fort Washington and Fort Jefferson. The main objective of the fort was to assist US troops as they tried to gain control of the Northwest Territory. In 1923 Fort St. Clair Park in Eaton was created to preserve this historic site