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Loramie Reservoir
Lorimier (Anglicized as Loramie) is a French surname (from Old French ''lorimer'', a maker of horses' bits). It may refer to: Persons * Claude-Nicolas-Guillaume de Lorimier (1744–1825), businessman, official and political figure in Lower Canada *François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier (1803–1839), notary who fought for the independence of Lower Canada *Pierre-Louis de Lorimier (1748–1812), aka Peter Loramie, French-Canadian fur trader and frontiersman in Ohio Country Places *Old Lorimier Cemetery: Cape Girardeau, Missouri; established in 1808 by Pierre-Louis de Lorimier *Loramie Creek, Ohio **Loramie Creek AVA, Ohio * Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio * Lake Loramie State Park, Ohio *Fort Loramie, Ohio Fort Loramie is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States, along Loramie Creek, a tributary of the Great Miami River in southwestern Ohio. It is 42 mi. northnorthwest of Dayton and 20 mi. east of the Ohio/Indiana border. The ..., established as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude-Nicolas-Guillaume De Lorimier
Claude-Nicolas-Guillaume de Lorimier (September 4, 1744 – June 7, 1825) was a businessman, officer in the British Indian Department, and political figure in Lower Canada. He was also known as Guillaume, Chevalier de Lorimier, Major de Lorimier, and by the Iroquois name Teiohatekon. Career Claude-Nicolas-Guillaume de Lorimier was born in Lachine, Quebec, Canada in 1744. He was the son of Claude-Nicolas de Lorimier de La Rivière, and served as a junior officer when the British took control of New France. Lorimier aided the British in recruiting native warriors during the American Revolution and took part in the defence of Fort St Johns (later Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu). He was wounded during an expedition led by Major-General John Burgoyne into New York state in 1777. In 1783, following his service during the American Revolution as one of the leading officers of "British Indian" warriors, he married an Iroquois woman by the name of Marie-Louise Schuyler and the coup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier De Lorimier
François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier (December 27, 1803 – February 15, 1839), also known under shorter names such as François-Marie-Thomas de Lorimier, Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier or Chevalier de Lorimier, was a notary who fought as a Patriote and Frère chasseur for the independence of Lower Canada (present-day Quebec) in the Lower Canada Rebellion. For these actions, he was incarcerated at the Montreal Pied-du-Courant Prison and was hanged at the site by the British authorities. de Lorimier was born in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada. Trial and execution On January 11, 1839 de Lorimier and three of his comrades (two of whom managed to escape before being executed; the other was Chevrier Bénard) appeared before the British Council of War. Refused his request for a trial in a civilian court, de Lorimier apparently effectively defended himself and challenged the crown's evidence. However, Jean-Baptiste-Henri Brien, one of his co-accused and terrified of the scaff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Louis De Lorimier
Pierre-Louis de Lorimier, usually Anglicized to Peter Loramie (March 1748 – June 26, 1812), was a colonial French-Canadian fur trader, British Indian agent, Shawnee agitator, and in later years, founded Cape Girardeau and Bollinger Counties, Missouri. He died in Cape Girardeau, MO. and was buried there with his Indian wife. Early life He was born in the Saint-Étienne parish of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, son of Capt. Claude Nicholas de Lorimier and Marie Louise Lepailleur. In 1769, he moved south with his father and established a fur trading post in Shawnee territory in the Great Miami River valley at the confluence of Loramie Creek (later named for him). Later, he acquired as a partner in the business, James Girty, brother of the infamous Simon Girty. In Feb. 1778, Lormier and another Frenchman, along with chief Blackfish of the Shawnee, led a raid on Boonesborough, KY, which resulted in capturing Kentucky frontiersman Daniel Boone. They brought him to (old) Chillicoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Lorimier Cemetery
The Old Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, Missouri was established between 1806 and 1808 by Louis Lorimier. The cemetery is located at 500 North Fountain Street overlooking the Mississippi River. There are believed to be more than 6,500 graves in the cemetery, most of them unmarked. A sidewalk serves as a north – south dividing line in the cemetery. It is said that Catholics are buried on the south and Protestants are buried on the north. The east slope is believed to be the burial grounds of African-American persons. It has been recorded that as many as 1,200 soldiers from the Civil War were buried there. The grave marker for the wife of Louis Lorimier says "The Noblest Matron of the Shawnee race." It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. References External links * {{National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Buildings and structures in Cape Girardeau, Misso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loramie Creek
Loramie Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the Great Miami River in western Ohio in the United States. Via the Great Miami and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of . According to the Geographic Names Information System, the stream has also been known historically as "Laramie Creek," "Loramie Ditch," "Loramies Creek," and "Lonamie Creek." It is named after Louis Lorimier, a French-Canadian fur trader who had a trading post in the area in the 18th century. Loramie Creek rises in northern Shelby County and initially flows southwestwardly, passing through a dam which causes the creek to form Lake Loramie, along which a state park is located. Near Fort Loramie the creek turns southeastwardly, flowing through Lockington Dam (a dry dam) and past the community of Lockington. It flows into the Great Miami River in north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loramie Creek AVA
The Loramie Creek AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Shelby County, Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta .... The area includes surrounding Loramie Creek, southwest of the county seat of Sidney, Ohio, Sidney. References American Viticultural Areas Ohio wine Geography of Shelby County, Ohio 1982 establishments in Ohio {{ShelbyCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio
Loramie Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,650 people in the township. Geography Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Cynthian Township – north * Washington Township – east * Washington Township, Miami County – southeast * Newberry Township, Miami County – south * Wayne Township, Darke County – west * Patterson Township, Darke County – northwest corner The village of Russia is located in western Loramie Township, and the unincorporated communities of Houston and Mount Jefferson lie in the northern and northeastern parts of the township. Name and history Loramie Township was established in 1825, and named after a pioneer merchant. It is the only Loramie Township statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Loramie State Park
Lake Loramie State Park is a public recreation area located on the northeast side of Fort Loramie, Ohio. It occupies on Lake Loramie and is operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is the Ohio state government agency charged with ensuring "a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all." ODNR regulates the oil and gas industry, the m .... History Lake Loramie was named after French-Canadian trader Pierre-Louis de Lorimier (Anglicized to Peter Loramie), who established a trading post at the mouth of Loramie Creek in 1769. Lake Loramie was constructed in 1844–45 as a storage reservoir supplying water to the Miami-Erie Canal system. In 1949, Lake Loramie was turned over the Division of Parks and Recreation of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Recreation The park offers fishing, boating, camping, and cabins. Crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, bullheads, carp, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Loramie, Ohio
Fort Loramie is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States, along Loramie Creek, a tributary of the Great Miami River in southwestern Ohio. It is 42 mi. northnorthwest of Dayton and 20 mi. east of the Ohio/Indiana border. The population was 1,478 at the 2010 census. The village was founded in 1837 near the former site of a colonial fort of the same name. History Fort Loramie was established as a fur trading post in 1769 by ''Pierre-Louis de Lorimier'' (usually anglicized to Peter Loramie), a French-Canadian fur trader, British Indian agent and Shawnee agitator, and his father. The Shawnee used the trading post as a staging area for attacks against Americans during the Revolutionary War. During a raid on the Shawnee by George Rogers Clark in Nov. 1782, the trading post was attacked by a detachment of 150 men under Col. Benjamin Logan and burned to the ground. Lorimier escaped and fled west across the Mississippi. The site remained abandoned until 1795. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Loramie High School
Fort Loramie High School is a public high school in Fort Loramie, Ohio in Shelby County. It is the only high school in the Fort Loramie School district. The high school is located at 600 East Park Street. This building houses students in grades 7–12. Students in grades K-6 attend the Fort Loramie Elementary School which is located at 35 Elm Street. The district serves between 780 and 820 students in any given school year. The motto for the district and the community is: "A Great Place to Learn and a Great Place to Live!" The mascot is the Redskin and the school colors are red and black. They primarily compete in the Shelby County Athletic League, but play football as an independent. The Board of Education for the Fort Loramie Schools consists of five people. There are approximately 26 faculty members at the Junior High/High School. The district provides students in grades 9–12 with nearly 90 course offerings. There is a variety of extracurricular clubs and activities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorimer (other)
Lorimer may refer to: Surname * Lorimer (surname) Middle name *James Lorimer Ilsley (1894–1967), Canadian politician and jurist * John Lorimer Worden (1818–1897), U.S. Admiral who served in the American Civil War Other uses *Lorimer Park, a public park in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, United States *New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States: ** Lorimer Street (BMT Canarsie Line), serving the train **Lorimer Street (BMT Jamaica Line), serving the trains *Lorimer's method, a technique for evaluating slope stability in cohesive soils *Lorimer burst, a fast radio burst See also * Lorimar Television Lorimar Productions, Inc., later known as Lorimar Television and Lorimar Distribution, was an American production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1969 until 1993, when it was folded into Warner Bros. Televisio ..., an American television production company * Lorimier (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
