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So, this is what retirement looks like? I looked at myself in the mirror this morning and came away a bit mad at the tousled gray hair. Not mad at myself, or not completely, but at what has become a new reality. Then retreated to the comfort of the comforter and read the morning incoming traffic on the iPad and found myself captivated by a madman that almost no one really knows, though they should.<\/p>\n
Jeeze Louise. <\/p>\n
I still get up at the same habitual time- though sleeping in to six or six thirty has become more common. I picked up the tablet and was looking at Sarasota real estate again. Looks like a pleasant place. Then I started to get those Traverse City dreams again. I mean, yes, there is certainly a Michigan winter component to that, and they can be savage. I remember when Mom and Dad would retreat to their master bedroom for five months a year- worried us sick, and we had to cll the cops at times if they forgot to hang up the wireless phone. <\/p>\n
I wish we had kept the house, but there were some poisonous familial gases about the division of the estate, and on the whole, it seemed best to just liquidate everything and be done with it. <\/p>\n
But I was thinking about how completely cool it is up there in Michigan during the High Summer, and how we even made the winters fun. <\/p>\n
So, things to think about, and trust me, I am. <\/p>\n
A pal wrote me this morning. He had just completed a read of a book I had not heard of- ‘Autumn of the Black Snake’ by William Hogeland. It is billed as an account of the founding of the Regular Army of the United States of America, which was caused, predictably, by a monumental disaster suffered by unprofessional militia forces who had attempted to enforce the new sovereignty of the fledgling nation on some very tough and determined locals who had not been consulted.<\/p>\n
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The Indians were not welcoming to the new landlords, and the horrific slaughter of the undisciplined Yankees was such that the bodies of the Americans were left unburied through the change of eight seasons, and the bleached bones of them formed an ivory carpet on the forest floor. <\/p>\n
It reminded me of the stories of the British bones left from the retreat of the 44th Regiment of Foot from Kabul in 1842, which could still be seen a century later. It made me shiver, knowing what we know now about the ways of Empire, nd their rise and fall. And it made me a bit contemplative about my own experience growing up in what used to be called The West, which it isn’t any more, but certainly was. In fact, that phrase has always stirred me in my college fight song. But it was the story behind it all that my pal brought forth. <\/p>\n
Anthony Wayne was instrumental in establishing the Regular Army- something I have always carried a certain ambivalence about since serving as part of the Eighth Army in Korea years ago. The Green Machine is a thing of wonder, truly. And it’s culture and composition could rightly be attrivuted to its founding father, Mad Anthony. He insisted on discipline, he insisted on order. If artillery would be useful in fighting the indigenous people of the heartland, then by God he would drag them hundreds of miles cross the trackless wilderness and then use it to scourge the locals. He is one of those people that are not talked about much any more, but whose legacy is left in place-names and traditions all across our little part of the nation.<\/p>\n
We used to go to our Fort Wayne- the one in Detroit. It is an actual massive brick fort on the narrow straits that drain Lake St. Clair and the lands of the Upper Lakes I so love. <\/p>\n
Mad Anthony was part of everything we did in what we thought was the Mid-West. You know Fort Wayne, Indiana, of course. Dad graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit in a hurried effort to make his corporate resume comport with actual fact when I was a young teen. <\/p>\n
I m not going to attempt to recount the General’s fiery temper, nor his considerable military accomplishments. I just bought the book to listen to while paddling in the pool on my waterproof iPod (I always hold my breath to see if it still is). Consider a read yourself- as a retiree I should have gone to the library to get it for free, but what the hell. I have to get used to all this. <\/p>\n
They talk a lot about legacy these days, but creating the United States Army is not a bad resume bullet.I will simply steal from Wiki about some of the others: <\/p>\n
“There are many political jurisdictions and institutions named after Wayne, especially in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana, the region where he fought his battles with resolution and a commitment to victory,” a commodity in short supply off late.
\nBoroughs<\/p>\n
The Borough of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
\nThe Borough of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
\nCities<\/p>\n
The City of Fort Wayne, Indiana
\nThe City of Wayne, Michigan
\nThe City of Wayne, Nebraska
\nThe City of Waynesboro, Georgia
\nThe City of Waynesboro, Mississippi
\nThe City of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
\nThe City of Waynesboro, Tennessee
\nThe City of Waynesboro, Virginia
\nThe Village of Wayne, Illinois
\nThe Village of Waynesburg, Ohio
\nThe Village of Waynesville, Ohio
\nThe Town of Waynesville, North Carolina
\nThe Town of Waynesville, Missouri
\nThe Township of Wayne, New Jersey
\nCommunities<\/p>\n
The community of Wayne, Pennsylvania
\nThe community of Waynedale, Fort Wayne, Indiana
\nThe community of Waynewood, Alexandria, Virginia
\nCounties<\/p>\n
Wayne County, Georgia
\nWayne County, Illinois
\nWayne County, Indiana
\nWayne County, Iowa
\nWayne County, Kentucky
\nWayne County, Michigan
\nWayne County, Mississippi
\nWayne County, Missouri
\nWayne County, Nebraska
\nWayne County, New York
\nWayne County, North Carolina
\nWayne County, Ohio
\nWayne County, Pennsylvania
\nWayne County, Tennessee
\nWayne County, West Virginia
\nForests and parks<\/p>\n
Wayne National Forest in Ohio
\nAnthony Wayne Recreation Area, part of Harriman State Park, in New York State
\nAnthony’s Nose, the mountain on the east end of the Bear Mountain Bridge near Peekskill, New York
\nWayne Square, in Tallahassee, Florida \u2013 present location of City Hall and one of 5 public squares established in the city’s original plan
\nWayne Park in Beaver, Pennsylvania
\nTowns and Villages<\/p>\n
The town of Wayne, Maine
\nThe town of Waynesville, Missouri
\nThe town of Wayne, New Jersey
\nThe town of Wayne, New York
\nThe town of Waynesville, North Carolina
\nThe village of Wayne, Ohio
\nThe village of Waynesville, Ohio
\nThe town of Wayne, Oklahoma
\nThe town of Wayne, Pennsylvania
\nThe town of Wayne, West Virginia
\nThe town of South Wayne, Wisconsin
\nThe town of Waynesville, Georgia
\nTownships<\/p>\n
Wayne Township, Ohio
\nWayne Township, Illinois
\nWayne Township, Allen County, Indiana
\nWayne Township, Marion County (Indianapolis), Indiana
\nThe former Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Ohio (now the City of Huber Heights)
\nWayne Township, New Jersey
\nWayne Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
\nthe former Mad River Township and Mad River Township Local School District (now Riverside, Ohio)
\nVillages<\/p>\n
The Village of Wayne, Illinois
\nThe Village of Waynesfield, Ohio
\nThe Village of Waynesville, Illinois
\nThe Village of Waynesville, Ohio
\nThe Village of Wayne City, Illinois
\nThe Village of Waynesburg, Ohio
\nSchools and Colleges<\/p>\n
Anthony Wayne School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
\nAnthony Wayne Elementary School in Defiance, Ohio
\nAnthony Wayne \u2013Elementary School in Franklin, Ohio
\nWayne Trace High School in Paulding, Ohio
\nAnthony Wayne Middle School in Wayne, New Jersey
\nAnthony Wayne High School Whitehouse, Ohio
\nAnthony Wayne Local Schools, Ohio, whose sports teams are known as the “Fighting Generals”[15]
\nGeneral Wayne Elementary School, in Malvern, Pennsylvania
\nWayne County High School, in Monticello, Kentucky
\nWayne Community Schools in Corydon, Iowa
\nWayne County Community College in Detroit, Michigan
\nWayne Elementary School Erie, Pennsylvania
\nWayne High School, Huber Heights, Ohio
\nWayne High School (Oklahoma), Wayne, Oklahoma
\nWayne High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana
\nWayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska
\nWayne State University, Detroit
\nWaynesboro Area Senior High School, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
\nWaynesboro High School in Waynesboro, Virginia
\nWaynesburg University in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
\nWaynesfield-Goshen Schools, Waynesfield, Ohio
\nAnthony Wayne Elementary School in Detroit, Michigan
\nWayne Trail Elementary School in Maumee, Ohio
\nAnthony Wayne High School Whitehouse, OH
\nAnthony Wayne Elementary School in Ambridge, Pennsylvania
\nWayne County High School (Waynesboro, Mississippi)
\nWayne Memorial High School, Wayne, Michigan
\nStreets and highways<\/p>\n
Anthony Street, Celina, Ohio
\nAnthony Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
\nAnthony Wayne Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
\nAnthony Wayne Drive, in Detroit, Michigan
\nAnthony Wayne Drive, in Baden, Pennsylvania
\nAnthony Wayne Drive, in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania
\nAnthony Wayne Drive, Warminster, Pennsylvania
\nAnthony Wayne Trail, in Toledo, Ohio
\nAnthwyn Road, Merion, Pennsylvania (across from the inn)
\nMad Anthony Street, Cincinnati, Ohio
\nMad Anthony Street, Millersburg, Ohio
\nMad River Road, in Hillsboro, Ohio
\nNorth Wayne Avenue, Lockland, Ohio
\nNorth Wayne Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania
\nSouth Wayne Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana
\nSouth Wayne Avenue, Lockland, Ohio
\nSouth Wayne Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania
\nSouthwest Anthony Wayne Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana
\nWayne Avenue, Ticonderoga, New York
\nWayne Avenue, Bronx, New York
\nWayne Avenue, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
\nWayne Avenue, Collingdale, Pennsylvania
\nWayne Avenue, Chicago, Illinois[16]
\nWayne Avenue, Dayton, Ohio
\nWayne Avenue (Rte 112), Stony Point, New York
\nWayne Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
\nWayne Avenue, Greenville, Ohio
\nWayne Road, running through (from North to South) the municipalities of; Livonia, Westland, Wayne, and Romulus, Michigan
\nWayne Street, Celina, Ohio
\nWayne Street, Fort Recovery, Ohio
\nWayne Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
\nWayne Street, Toledo, Ohio
\nWayne Street, Erie, Pennsylvania
\nWayne Trace, Fort Wayne, Indiana
\nWayne Trace Road, running from Eaton in Preble County, Ohio, to just outside of Seven Mile in Butler County, Ohio
\nStructures and businesses<\/p>\n
The former Anthony Wayne Bank in Fort Wayne
\nFormer Anthony Wayne Drive-In Movie, Wayne Township, New Jersey
\nAnthony Wayne Barber Shop in Maumee, Ohio
\nAnthony Wayne, a campsite at Woodland Trails Scout Reservation in Camden, Ohio
\nThe Anthony Wayne Movie Theater in Wayne, Pennsylvania
\nAnthony Wayne Recreation Area in Harriman State Park, New York
\nAWS, formerly Anthony Wayne Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped and Blind, Inc. in Fort Wayne, Indiana[19]
\nAnthony Wayne Suspension Bridge near downtown Toledo, Ohio
\nAnthony Wayne Terrace Housing Association Baden, Pennsylvania
\nMad Anthony Brewing Company, in Fort Wayne, Indiana
\nFort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana
\nFort Wayne in Detroit, Michigan
\nThe Fort Wayne Mad Ants basketball team of the NBA Development League
\nGeneral Wayne Inn in Merion, Pennsylvania
\n“Mad Anthony’s”, a local pub in Waterville, Ohio
\nWayne Corporation defunct school bus manufacturer, originally Wayne Agricultural Works, then Wayne Works
\nWayne Hospital in Greenville, Ohio
\nAnthony Wayne Hotel in Akron, Ohio, demolished in 1996
\nAnthony Wayne Motel in Yellow Springs, Ohio on US Route 68
\nGeneral Wayne Inn, Honey Brook, Pennsylvania on US Route 322
\nAnthony Wayne Hotel in downtown Hamilton, Ohio renovated into the Anthony Wayne Apartments
\nHotel Wayne & restaurant, 1202 North Main Street, Honesdale, Pennsylvania 18431
\nMad Anthony’s Bottle Shop & Beer Garden in Waynesville, NC
\nWayne Oil Inc. in Fort Recovery, OH
\nWayne IGA in Fort Recovery, OH
\nWayne Hose Company No. 1 of the Stony Point, NY Fire Department
\nI kind of like the last of these. But I do have to mention that I was born in Wayne County, and cannot think of a better legacy than being a Champion of the West by virtue of my college affiliation, and a son of a truly amazing Mad Man. Let’s read the book together, shall we? <\/p>\n
And another tid-bit from the days when the fate of the West hung in the balance, and ended long before the banks of Mississippi River: Wayne County is located south of Oakland County, whose County Seat is named for another one of those people you may have heard about but never considered. His name was Pontiac. <\/p>\n
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\n(Grave of Major General Anthony Wayne, Commanding General of the American Legion).<\/p>\n
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