Mr. Ward affirmed the Metroparks's commitment to preserving the site because the city of Toledo is asking developers to make offers for 434 acres that the city owns in Maumee and Monclova township.
Historians say the victory was decisive in opening the territory to the new nation.
This is a significant battle. The parks district and the Fallen Timbers Battlefield Preservation Commission are partners in the effort to preserve 185 acres of the battlefield, Mr. Ward said. In December, the Metroparks's board of commissioners approved a resolution supporting preservation of the site and pledging that the Metroparks would operate and maintain the site as part of Side Cut Metropark. It's critically important. Once this is gone, it's lost forever.