Legionville

Legionville
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Overview of the site
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Nearest city	Harmony Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°37′16″N 80°13′42″W / 40.62111°N 80.22833°W / 40.62111; -80.22833
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built	1792
Architect	Legion of the United States
NRHP reference No.	75001617[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 27, 1975
Designated PHMC	September 25, 1946[2]

Legionville (or Legion Ville) was the first formal basic training facility for the military of the United States. The camp, which was established in winter 1792 under the command of Major General Anthony Wayne, was near present-day Baden, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. It was used to train the soldiers which would become the Legion of the United States.

Throughout the winter of 1792-93, existing troops along with new recruits were drilled in military skills, tactics and discipline. The following spring the newly named Legion of the United States left Legionville for the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between American Indian tribes affiliated with the Western Confederacy in the area north of the Ohio River.

The overwhelmingly successful campaign was concluded with the decisive victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. The training the troops received at Legionville was seen as instrumental to this victory.