--- title: Our History description: Our History --- [![Fort Recovery Ohio Historical Society Logo](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2-1.png?width=180&height=180&name=2-1.png "Fort Recovery Ohio Historical Society Logo")](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/fort-recovery-historical-society-museum-home?hsLang=en) - [Home](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/fort-recovery-historical-society-museum-home) - [More Exhibits](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/ourhistory) - [Research & Media](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/research) - [Events](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/events-1) - [Plan Your Visit](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/plan-your-visit) - [Newsletters](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/newsletter) - [Contact Us](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/contact-us) - [Home](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/fort-recovery-historical-society-museum-home) - [More Exhibits](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/ourhistory) - [Research & Media](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/research) - [Events](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/events-1) - [Plan Your Visit](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/plan-your-visit) - [Newsletters](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/newsletter) - [Contact Us](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/contact-us) ![Welcome Video Graphic](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Welcome%20Video%20Graphic.png?width=1920&name=Welcome%20Video%20Graphic.png "Welcome Video Graphic") ## St. Clair's Defeat Revisited: A New View of the Conflict “St. Clair’s Defeat Revisited: A New View of the Conflict” is now a permanent banner and video exhibit at the Fort Recovery Museum. The exhibit tells the story of St. Clair’s Defeat, its aftermath, and Tribes today from a Native perspective. See the [exhibit web site](https://bit.ly/StClairsDefeatRevisited) for the 15-minute [welcome video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sOVbMsqTLo&feature=youtu.be) and all [exhibit content on-line](https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ed51ba254e574362b2f6a36169e9ab5a). A second set of banners travels to Museums throughout the country. See the [exhibit web site](https://bit.ly/StClairsDefeatRevisited) for current venue information. The original version of "St. Clair's Defeat Revisited: A New View of the Conflict" is now exhibited in the visitor center at the [Octagon Earthworks](https://hopewellearthworks.org/site/octagon-earthworks/) in Newark, Ohio.  [Web Site](https://bit.ly/StClairsDefeatRevisited) [Welcome Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sOVbMsqTLo) ![Poster, Library-Museum](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Poster%2c%20Library-Museum.jpeg?width=1600&name=Poster%2c%20Library-Museum.jpeg "Poster, Library-Museum") ## History of the Museum and Monument New in 2026, a set of four panels details the history of the Fort Recovery Museum and Monument. The "Creation of the Fort Recovery Library-Museum", "The History of the Fort Recovery Monument", "First Reconstruction of Fort Recovery", and "Land Acquisition: Fort Reconstruction & Museum" tell the story of the local community's persistent efforts starting over a century ago to preserve, protect, and interpret our battlefield. ![ImageArchaic-1](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ImageArchaic-1.png?width=2143&name=ImageArchaic-1.png "ImageArchaic-1") ## Precontact Artifacts Our Precontact Room, located on the 2nd floor of the museum, contains over 1,000 artifacts representing all precontact eras from Paleoindian to Late Prehistoric. Artifacts are organized in chronological order by type of artifact, along with a timeline showing and explaining how people during that time lived and used the associated artifacts. [The Digital Precontact Experience](https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/db527fbacc564392ac86f80b93ea6e6e) - [Home](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/fort-recovery-historical-society-museum-home) - [More Exhibits](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/ourhistory) - [Research & Media](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/research) - [Events](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/events-1) - [Plan Your Visit](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/plan-your-visit) - [Newsletters](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/newsletter) - [Contact Us](https://fortrecoverymuseum.com/contact-us) #### Stay Updated! Like us on Facebook! © Fort Recovery Historical Society and Fort Recovery Museum. All Rights Reserved.