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== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
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[[Image:Fort Defiance - 32.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Defiance Cannon]]
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== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Part of Old Fort Defiance City Park. Two period cannons mounted at the confluence of the Maumee and Auglaize Rivers.
Part of Old Fort Defiance City Park. Two period cannons mounted at the confluence of the Maumee and Auglaize Rivers.
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Image:Fort Defiance - 02.jpg|Fort Defiance Ohio Historical Marker
Image:Fort Defiance - 31.jpg|Fort Defiance Capt. John Logan Grave Marker
Image:Fort Defiance - 01.jpg|Fort Defiance 1904 Public Library
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Revision as of 10:39, 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.

Fort Defiance Cannons
Fort Defiance Stone DAR Marker
Old Fort Defiance Park at the Confluence of the Maumee and Auglaize Rivers

Fort Defiance (5) History

Fort Defiance Cannon


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

Links:

Visited: 10 Sep 2010

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