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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
Fort amanda was quickly built in 1812 as a 160 by 160 foot square stockade with four, two story blockhouses, one at each corner. The fort was expanded in 1813 to become a key supply and debarkation point for troops heading north toward Detroit. At the end of the war the fort was abandoned and occupied by settlers. The nearby cemetery contains graves for 75 unidentified soldiers that died at Fort Amanda. The soldiers who died here were a combination of soldiers from the fort and those who were wounded in battle. | |||
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Part of Fort Amanda State Memorial. Includes a park, a memorial and a cemetery. No period guns or mounts in place. | Part of Fort Amanda State Memorial. Includes a park, a memorial and a cemetery. No period guns or mounts in place. | ||
Revision as of 14:44, 14 September 2010
Fort Amanda (1812-1815) - First established in 1812, during the War of 1812, by Ltc. Robert Pogue, Kentucky Mounted Militia. Named after Ltc. Pogue's daugher Hannah Amanda Pogue. Abandoned in 1815.
Fort Amanda History
Fort amanda was quickly built in 1812 as a 160 by 160 foot square stockade with four, two story blockhouses, one at each corner. The fort was expanded in 1813 to become a key supply and debarkation point for troops heading north toward Detroit. At the end of the war the fort was abandoned and occupied by settlers. The nearby cemetery contains graves for 75 unidentified soldiers that died at Fort Amanda. The soldiers who died here were a combination of soldiers from the fort and those who were wounded in battle.
Current Status
Part of Fort Amanda State Memorial. Includes a park, a memorial and a cemetery. No period guns or mounts in place.
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Location: Fort Amanda State Memorial, Auglaize County, Ohio. Maps & Images Lat: 40.6830556 Long: -84.27 |
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 635
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Visited: 12 Sep 2010
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