Central Business District in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fort Washington Powder Magazine

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 15, 2023

1. Fort Washington Powder Magazine Marker

Inscription.
Beneath this building lies the powder magazine of Fort Washington, the major military outpost of the United States in the Northwest Territory, 1789-1808. The magazine was uncovered in October, 1952 when footers were being excavated. It is the only significant, identifiable evidence of the fort which has been found.

The magazine was a five-sided structure made of hand-hewn timbers and planking. It was approximately 25 feet deep. Here was stored the ammunition for the expeditions of the Indian Wars (1790-1795) which broke the Indian resistance and opened the Northwest Territory to peaceful American settlement.

Erected 1953 by The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Government & Politics • Man-Made Features • Military • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1952.

Location. 39° 6.016′ N, 84° 30.346′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in the Central Business District. It is at the intersection of Broadway and Arch Street, on the left when traveling south on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 320-322 Broadway (within shouting distance of this marker); Stephen C. Foster (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Washington (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Fort Washington (about 400 feet away); Lytle Park (about 500 feet away); Famous Lytle Neighbors (about 500 feet away); A Beginning . . . (about 500 feet away); Lytle At Christmas (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

More about this marker. An identical marker is located at the SW corner of the parking garage at Broadway and 3rd Street.

Also see . . . Fort Washington. (Submitted on November 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

2. Fort Washington Powder Magazine Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

3. Fort Washington Powder Magazine Marker

Lightpoles of the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Ballpark are at far right distance.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

4. Fort Washington Powder Magazine Marker

Second marker at 3rd Street and Broadway.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,226 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 11, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.