{"nrhp_refnum":"79002812","name":"Crawford, Col. William, Capture Site","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":".5 mi. E of OH 598 and CR 229","address_restricted":false,"city":"Leesville","county":"Crawford County","state":"OH","lat":40.797153870000045,"lon":-82.78219659099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A site near Leesville Village in Jefferson Township, Crawford County, Ohio, where Col. William Crawford was captured by Delaware Indians in 1782. A monument erected by the Crestline Kiwanis Club in 1927 marks the spot.","why_significant":"The site is tied to the capture of Col. William Crawford, a Revolutionary-era military officer, in 1782. The form says he was tortured and burned at the stake four days later. It also describes Crawford's career as a surveyor and officer who served under Generals Braddock and Washington.","narrative":"This roadside site east of Leesville Village, in Jefferson Township, Crawford County, Ohio, marks the place where Col. William Crawford was captured by Delaware Indians in 1782. The exact point is thought to be where Paramore Creek crosses what is now Route 229. According to the inventory, Crawford was tortured and burned at the stake four days after his capture. Crawford was of Scotch-Irish descent and born in Virginia. He learned surveying in the company of George Washington, served under Generals Braddock and Washington, and took part in many campaigns. He is described as largely responsible for the defeat of the Indians in this area. In 1927 the Crestline Kiwanis Club erected a monument at the capture site, which faces the road and sits close to it. The location is publicly owned and is included as part of the Leesville Village group of historic resources.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a monument site; the monument stands about 12 feet from the road and is publicly owned.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.590693-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002812.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71984584","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/crawford-county/crawford-col-william-capture-site-79002812/"}