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Revision as of 10:27, 11 September 2010
Fort Defiance (5) (1794-1815) - First established in 1794 by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne during the Northwest Territory Indian War. Abandoned in 1815 at the end of the War of 1812.
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Fort Defiance (5) History
Current Status
Part of Old Fort Defiance City Park. Two period cannons mounted at the confluence of the Maumee and Auglaize Rivers.
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Location: Defiance County, Ohio. Maps & Images Lat: 41.28753 Long: -84.356976 |
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 638-639
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