Historical Significance:

During the Campaigns in the Sandusky and Maumee river valleys in the War of 1812, Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison with his military staff dined upon this 80 ton glacial deposit estimated from 7-12 thousand years old, when traveling from Fort Seneca to Fort Meigs along the Maumee River.  It should be noted that the region was the Great Black Swamp and nearly impassible so the rock was actually used by Indians and any others in the area as well since a high dry spot could be found no where.

Historic Marker:

The marker was placed upon the rock used by Wm H. Harrison and his troops in the War of 1812 as a mess table.

• Marker Organization: Colonel George Croghan Chapter NSDAR
• Marker Date: 1910
• Marker Text: GENERAL HARRISON’S MESS TABLE On the Indian Trail leading from the Headquarters of Major General Harrison at Fort Seneca on the Sandusky River, War of 1812. Erected by the Colonel George Croghan Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution