Near New Paris in Darke County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Site of Fort Nesbit (Nisbet)

original Fort Nesbit Marker image. Click for full size.

"Phantom Beemer" downloaded from remarkableohio.org, February 18, 2006

1. original Fort Nesbit Marker

this photo was downloaded from remarkableohio.org, it was taken 2/18/2006 by "Phantom Beemer". As it was downloaded from a public site, I can only assume it is in the public domain, but certainly give credit to "Phantom Beemer", and THANK him/her for their effort to record this now extinct marker.

Inscription. Built on this high ridge, Fort Nesbit (Nisbet) offered protection for settlers, travelers, and army supply trains in northern Preble and southern Darke counties during the War of 1812. It was part of a chain of forts that extended from Fort St. Clair to Fort Wayne and Fort Meigs during this conflict. Captain James I. Nesbit built the stockade fort and was stationed there with a company of fifty-six soldiers. After the siege by the British in the summer of 1813, Captain Nesbit's company was sent to northwest Ohio to defend Fort Meigs. Captain Richard Sloan's and Lieutenant Silas Fleming's companies of Ohio militia, which largely consisted of Preble county men, garrisoned the fort after the departure of Captain Nesbit's company. Details concerning the appearance of the fort are lacking, but there was at least one blockhouse and a stockade. The last documented use of the fort was for a wedding in 1826.

Erected 2002 by Harrison Township Trustees, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-19.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. Marker has been reported missing.

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It was located near 39° 55.388′ N, 84° 47.047′ W. Marker was near New Paris, Ohio, in Darke County. Marker could be reached from Fort Nesbit Eaton Road (County Route 138) ¼ mile south of Gibbs Road (County Route 246). Site is approximately 5 miles north of New Paris, Ohio. Road 138 ("Primrose Rd." in Preble County) runs north off of St Rt 121. As it crosses to Darke County, it becomes Fort Nesbit Eaton Road, #138. It is approximately 1 mile east of the Indiana State Line. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 300? Fort Nesbit Eaton Road, New Paris OH 45347, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Sgt William Brodrick (approx. 1.6 miles away); Samuel McClure (approx. 1.6 miles away); William Graham (approx. 1.7 miles away); New Paris (approx. 4.1 miles away); Commemorating Passage of the Lincoln Funeral Train (approx. 4.9 miles away); Greenmound Veterans Monument #2 (approx. 5 miles away); Memoriam (approx. 5 miles away in Indiana); Greenmound Veterans Monument #3 (approx. 5 miles away).

More about this marker. The marker is missing, and the site has been abandoned. A few concrete blocks are all that remain of the small park. A sign noting an "historical site ahead" is just south of Gibbs Rd.

Original marker was stolen or

Fort Nesbit replacement Marker also missing image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 29, 2007

2. Fort Nesbit replacement Marker also missing

this photo was also downloaded from remarkableohio.org, with the same understanding as the first. Again, THANK YOU- "Phantom Beemer". This is a less expensive replacement of the original marker. Unfortunately, it too, as destroyed o stolen

destroyed, a nice replacement was erected, it too, was stolen or destroyed. Fort site faces the East Fork of the Whitewater River. It is approximately 5 miles down the trail from Fort Black.

Fort Nesbit site marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, October 14, 2013

3. Fort Nesbit site marker

this is the only remaining marker of Fort Nesbit. It is on Fort Nesbit Eaton Road, just south of Gibbs Road. This sign is on the right , when traveling south.

Fort Nesbit site image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, October 14, 2013

4. Fort Nesbit site

a few concrete blocks in the undergrowth, are all that remain of the small park which once held the Fort Nesbit marker

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, October 14, 2013

5. Fort Nesbit site

my Explorer, at about the same vantage point of "Phantom Beemer's" motorcycle in his 2007 shot. Again, THANK YOU, Phantom Beemer, I hope I have given proper credit for your work. Your pix were the only record I could find of this marker.

Site of Fort Nesbit (Nisbet) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jon Michael Nisbet Jr, circa 1800s

6. Site of Fort Nesbit (Nisbet) Marker

Fort Nesbit Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, October 14, 2013

7. Fort Nesbit Marker

the legacy of Fort Nesbit lives on in geographical features of the neighborhood

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,302 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 5, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 6. submitted on April 11, 2020, by Jon Michael Nisbet Jr of Palm beach Fla, Fla. 7. submitted on July 5, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.