Maumee in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Formidable Fort Miamis

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 12, 2021

1. The Formidable Fort Miamis Marker

Inscription. Built between April and August of 1794 by British troops, Fort Miamis featured four bastions, a river battery, barracks, officers' quarters, supply buildings and repair shops. The outpost housed over 130 British troops. Fourteen cannons protected the fort in all directions. Approaching by land, opposition faced a 25-foot- deep trench with an abatis. Archaeological excavations in 1982 unearthed nails, wall timbers, bottle fragments, regimental buttons and other artifacts. All that remains today are the earthworks.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War of 1812. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1794.

Location. 41° 34.379′ N, 83° 37.595′ W. Marker is in Maumee, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is on River Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Maumee OH 43537, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 41st Regiment of Foot - War of 1812 / Private Patrick Russell (within shouting distance of this marker); Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Letters From 1794 / A Strategic Location (within shouting distance of this marker); A Shattered Truce (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Running A Gauntlet

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(about 300 feet away); Old Fort, New Battle (about 300 feet away); The Great Trail (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maumee.

Other markers no longer nearby. Fort Miamis (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Fort Miamis (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); British Betray Indian Allies (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Indian Wars (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Fort Miamis During the War of 1812 (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Running a Gauntlet (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); A Strategic Location (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Site of Fort Miami (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); to Hull's Crossing / to River Raisin (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 12, 2021

2. The Formidable Fort Miamis Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.