113 STAT. 1792 PUBLIC LAW 106-164—DEC. 9, 1999 Public Law 106-164 106th Congress An Act Dec. 9, 1999 To establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historical [S. 548] ^^*® ^^ *^®State of Ohio. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Fallen Timbers the United States of America in Congress assembled, Battlefield and Fort Miamis SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. National Historic i^,. . , . , , ^.-r-, •,-, rr^. , ^ ,r-•,^ •, Site Act of 1999. This Act may be cited as the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and 16 USC 461 note. Fort Miamis National Historic Site Act of 1999". SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Act: (1) The term "historic site" means the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Monument and Fort Miamis National Historic Site established by section 4 of this Act. (2) The term "management plan" means the general management plan developed pursuant to section 5(d). (3) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (4) The term "management entity" means the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area. (5) The term "technical assistance" means any guidance, advice, or other aid, other than financial assistance, provided by the Secretary. SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) FINDINGS. — Congress finds the following: (1) The 185-acre Fallen Timbers Battlefield is the site of the 1794 battle between General Anthony Wajme and a confederation of Native American tribes led by Little Turtle and Blue Jacket. (2) Fort Miamis was occupied by General Wayne's legion from 1796 to 1798. (3) In the spring of 1813, British troops, led by General Henry Proctor, landed at Fort Miamis and attacked the fort twice, without success. (4) Fort Miamis and Fallen Timbers Battlefield are in Lucas County, Ohio, in the city of Maumee. (5) The 9-acre Fallen Timbers Battlefield Monument is listed as a National Historic Landmark. (6) Fort Miamis is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a historic site. (7) In 1959, the Fallen Timbers Battlefield was included in the National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings as 1
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