Defiance in Defiance County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Construction Of Fort Defiance
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 20, 2018
1. Construction Of Fort Defiance Marker
Inscription.
Construction Of Fort Defiance. . On August 9, 1794, General Anthony Wayne ordered Major Henry Burbeck to erect a garrison at the confluence. Though it was constructed in only six days using crude implements and materials that were on hand, it was the strongest fort built during this campaign. At each corner of the fort was a twenty-two foot square log blockhouse. between each blockhouse was a ninety foot long wall of pointed log pickets. The eight to twelve inch diameter, fifteen feet long pickets were set upright three feet into an open trench, which was then filled with earth. Fort Defiance was the fourth garrison constructed during this portion of the campaign. The other garrisons, in order, were Fort Greeneville, Fort Recovery, and Fort Adams. After offering his last overture of peace, Wayne started his march toward the rapids of the Maumee River. There at the battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794, the Indian Confederation, under the leadership of Blue Jacket, Little Turtle, and Buckongahelas, was defeated.
On August 9, 1794, General Anthony Wayne ordered Major Henry Burbeck to erect a garrison
at the confluence. Though it was constructed in only six days using crude implements and
materials that were on hand, it was the strongest fort built during this campaign. At each
corner of the fort was a twenty-two foot square log blockhouse. between each blockhouse
was a ninety foot long wall of pointed log pickets. The eight to twelve inch diameter, fifteen
feet long pickets were set upright three feet into an open trench, which was then filled
with earth. Fort Defiance was the fourth garrison constructed during this portion of the
campaign. The other garrisons, in order, were Fort Greeneville, Fort Recovery, and
Fort Adams. After offering his last overture of peace, Wayne started his march toward the
rapids of the Maumee River. There at the battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794,
the Indian Confederation, under the leadership of Blue Jacket, Little Turtle,
and Buckongahelas, was defeated.
Location. 41° 17.25′ N, 84° 21.433′ W. Marker is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is at the intersection
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of Fort Street and Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Fort Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 Fort St, Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp and in the Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
