The Mad Anthony Wayne Blockhouse Memorial

By: William Kraus and Todd Willis

Going to the Mad Anthony Wayne Memorial

Sight Observations

Sound and Smell Observations

Questions That Arose

How tall is the Blockhouse? How long did it take to build?

What materials were used to build it? How old is the Blockhouse?

Why was it built? What was it used for?

Who is Mad Anthony Wayne? What did he do?

Why was he buried here? Why was the Blockhouse shaped like it is?

Context of the Work

Social: The Blockhouse may be used as a tourist destination and an educational attraction for children learning about the Revolutionary War

Cultural: Location- why was the Blockhouse built behind the Soldiers and Sailors home?

Context of the Work Cont.

Historical:

General Anthony Wayne

His Final Resting Place

“General, if you will only plan it, I will storm hell.”

Anthony Wayne Memorial

Connection to Avalon Exhibit

Creating a still-life picture that tells a story

The use of dolls

The condition of the exhibit portrays Mad Anthony’s stay at the Blockhouse in his final days

Dire situation

Replication of an environment

Objects on the table were not under glass like at the Avalon exhibit. You could touch them

Mind Map

Projects for Students

HISTORY Students can research information

about what was going on during the time when Mad Anthony Wayne was alive.

Anthony Wayne was a General in the Revolutionary War. What generals and what is their job?

ART Use popsicle sticks to build the

Blockhouse Design their own flags

MATH Measure the dimensions of the

building Calculate the height of the

Blockhouse by using Trigonometry (use the shadow)

Projects for Students Cont.

Science

Why did the builders use wood to make the structure? What properties of wood make it an ideal building material?

How has the environment caused the weathering of the building? (i.e. the effects of water, ice, heat, cold, wind)

English

Write a story about the Revolutionary War or Mad Anthony Wayne.

Learn how to spell words like; Revolutionary, soldier, sailor, General, etc…

Music

Write a song about Mad Anthony Wayne

Learn about war drummers and how they used a drum to keep the march in time

Line of Inquiry

Why did they build a second Blockhouse? How did they reconstruct the site without disturbing the grave site?

Key Ideas

Important historical site for Erie because of how it connects to the Revolutionary War.

This site is ideal for school children who visit because it has an exploratory aspect with a lot of historical contextual information.

Personal Reflections

Building looked really old

Reminded us of a museum

Reminded us of a camp site cabin

Nervous about walking up the spiral staircase to the second floor

The way the light got in through the cracks in the windows created unique lighting

References

RoadsideAmerica.com. (2011). Where Mad Anthony Wayne Died. Retrieved from

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/17318