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I'm not much up on my American history. Which one of the four pictured above is named Wayne?
None. But that doesn't mean there aren't other connections.
For example, Fort Wayne, IN was named after General Anthony Wayne:
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At the onset of the war in 1775, Wayne raised a militia unit and, in 1776, became colonel of the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment. He and his regiment were part of the Continental Army's unsuccessful invasion of Canada where he was sent to aid Benedict Arnold, during which he commanded a successful rear-guard action at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, and then led the distressed forces on Lake Champlain at Fort Ticonderoga and Mount Independence. His service resulted in a promotion to brigadier general on February 21, 1777.
And Wayne (his memorial statue) was also featured on a US Postage Stamp, too:
More history here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Wayne
Posted 03/18/2014 8:19 pm
