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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
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