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GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON CHARGED COLONEL WILLIAM CRAWFORD WITH ATTACKING LOCAL INDIANS WHO HAD SIDED WITH THE BRITISH IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THE EXPEDITION ENDED IN A SLOW, HARROWING DEATH FOR CRAWFORD. HE AND HIS SON-IN-LAW WILLIAM HARRISON WERE SCALPED AND BURNED AT THE STAKE. CRAWFORD’S HORRENDOUS DEATH ENSURED THAT WE WOULD BE REMEMBERED AS A MARTYR. THE SITE OF HIS EXECUTION IS INCLUDED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND A MEMORIAL HAS BEEN ERECTED THERE IN HIS MEMORY. COUNTIES IN OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA ALSO BEAR HIS NAME.