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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1794-1795, 1812-1815) - First established in 1794 by General "Mad" [[Anthony Wayne]] during the [[Northwest Territory Indian War]]. Abandoned in  1815.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1794-1795, 1812-1815) - First established in 1794 by General "Mad" [[Anthony Wayne]] during the [[Northwest Territory Indian War]]. Abandoned in  1815.
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== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
== History ==
Fort Piqua was a small stockaded supply post garrisoned by a detachment of troops under Capt. [[J.N. Visher]]. The post had a single blockhouse in the center of the stockade. The post was abandoned at the end of the [[Northwest Territory Indian War]] after the signing the of the Treaty of Greene Ville.
Fort Piqua was a small stockaded supply post garrisoned by a detachment of troops under Capt. [[J.N. Visher]]. The post had a single blockhouse in the center of the stockade. The post was abandoned at the end of the [[Northwest Territory Indian War]] after the signing the of the Treaty of Greene Ville.
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
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Latest revision as of 08:30, 26 March 2019

Fort Piqua (1794-1795, 1812-1815) - First established in 1794 by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne during the Northwest Territory Indian War. Abandoned in 1815.

History

Fort Piqua was a small stockaded supply post garrisoned by a detachment of troops under Capt. J.N. Visher. The post had a single blockhouse in the center of the stockade. The post was abandoned at the end of the Northwest Territory Indian War after the signing the of the Treaty of Greene Ville.

Current Status

No period guns or mounts in place.

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Location: Miami County, Ohio.

Maps & Images

Lat: 40.180939 Long: -84.25592

Sources:

  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 646

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