Fort Winchester

Fort Winchester (HMPET)

Location: Defiance, OH 43512 Defiance County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 17.141', W 84° 21.491'

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[Front Text] : "Fort Winchester"

General William Henry Harrison ordered the construction of Fort Winchester at the beginning of October 1812 and it was completed October 15. The fort served as a forward observation post and supply depot for the American army during the War of 1812. Until Fort Meigs was completed in 1813, Fort Winchester was the front line against the British and their Indian allies. During the siege of Fort Meigs, Fort Winchester was a rendezvous point for the troops of General Green Clay and those of Colonel William Dudley. Fort Winchester outlined the shape of a parallelogram, measuring 600 by 300 feet in size. Blockhouses anchored the four corners of the fort and within its stockade were storehouses and a hospital.

[Back Text] : "Fort Winchester"

Captain George Croghan, later the hero of the siege of Fort Stephenson, was one of the post's commanders. Colonel Richard M. Johnson, credited with the death of the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames, trained his Kentucky Mounted Regiment here. The Army abandoned the post in the spring of 1815, after the war in the Northwest ended. Shortly thereafter, settlers inhabited the old fort. These included William Preston, a veteran of Gen. Anthony Wayne's army and the Robert Shirley family. Benjamin Leavell and Horatio Phillips' plat of Defiance's grid of streets from 1822—still followed in the 21st century—outlines the boundaries of Fort Winchester. The fort's west wall was near Washington Street and the east wall near Jefferson. The north wall was near First Street and the south wall near Third.
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HM NumberHMPET
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number4-20
Year Placed2010
Placed ByDefiance County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, City of Defiance, and The Ohio Historical Society
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Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 1:37am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 721229 N 4573837
Decimal Degrees41.28568333, -84.35818333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 17.141', W 84° 21.491'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 17' 8.46" N, 84° 21' 29.46" W
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Area Code(s)419, 567
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 238-298 Washington Ave, Defiance OH 43512, US
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