To the Rapids
American soldiers commanded by William Henry Harrison had been following Winchester with supplies and garrison troops. After learning of the French Town defeat, they fell back to the Portage River in Ohio. On February 1, 1813, Harrison advanced to the Maumee River and constructed Fort Meigs. This post was built to protect the strategically important foot of the Maumee River rapids, and to serve as a supply and staging area that would allow Harrison and his army to prepare for the retaking of Detroit and an invasion of Canada.| HM Number | HMS7H |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 5:36am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 278745 N 4603375 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.55145000, -83.65291667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 33.087', W 83° 39.175' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 33' 5.22" N, 83° 39' 10.50" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 419, 567 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 27400-27498 Fort Meigs Rd, Perrysburg OH 43551, US |
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