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Fort Defiance was an American military fortification built in 1794 during the Northwest Indian War in what was then the Northwest Territory. Following the Treaty of Greenville, the fort was abandoned in 1796. The site of the fort, adjacent to where the Auglaize River flows into the Maumee River, now lies within the city of Defiance, Ohio.
Fort Defiance was constructed in 1794 near the confluence of the Auglaize and the Maumee by General Mad Anthony Wayne. Fort Amanda, constructed along the river southwest of Lima in 1812, was an important American outpost during the War of 1812.
Defiance is a city in and the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio, United States.The population was 17,066 at the 2020 census.It is located at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers about 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Toledo and 47 miles (76 km) northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Ohio's northwestern corner.
The fort was abandoned after Wayne bivouacked the wounded there and returned to Fort Defiance. [4] It was used as one of the supports for the now abandoned Interurban Bridge. At one time, the Interurban Bridge, which crosses the river at the park, was the largest bridge that was filled with earth and reinforced by concrete. [3]
The Wabash & Erie Canal travels 497 miles (800 km) from Toledo, Ohio, on Lake Erie to Evansville, Indiana, on the Ohio River. Its route takes it along the left bank or north side of the Maumee River from Toledo to the south side right bank near Defiance, Ohio, and eventually to the headwaters at Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Before the McAlpine Locks and Dam were built, the Falls of the Ohio marked the most treacherous stretch of the entire 981-mile river. The falls were a “series of rapids, waterfalls, and chutes ...
This is a list of cities and villages along the Maumee River in the ... Antwerp, Ohio; Defiance, Ohio; Florida, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Indiana; ... Defiance, Ohio; Maumee ...
With Friday's win, Fort Defiance ensured itself a winning season. But with a playoff spot locked up, there is more work to be done. 'It's just unbelievable': Fort Defiance on first 6-game winning ...