Delray in Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fort Wayne

Photographed by Al Barrera

1. Fort Wayne Marker

Inscription. No hostile shots have ever been fired from this star-shaped fort built in the 1840s to guard against a British invasion from Canada which never came. This third bastion to protect the river approach to the city was named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne who accepted the surrender of Detroit from the British in 1796. It was a mobilization center for Union troops during the Civil War. Regiments from Fort Wayne served in the Indian conflicts, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and World War I. An active post in the 1920s, it housed a Civilian Conservation Corps during the Depression. Fort Wayne was a wartime supply depot in World War II and an induction center during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Deactivated by the federal government in 1967, it now operates as a military museum under the auspices of the Detroit Historical Commission.

Erected 1977 by State of Michigan. (Marker Number S0182.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, Korean • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

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In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and the Michigan Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 42° 18.04′ N, 83° 5.742′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is in Delray. It can be reached from the intersection of Fort Wayne Drive and Brady Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6825 West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit MI 48209, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Post Theatre (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Treaty of Spring Wells (approx. 0.2 miles away); 5.5 Inch Naval Cannon / 30 Pound Parrott Rifled Cannons (approx. 0.2 miles away);

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou

2. Fort Wayne Marker

Officers Row (approx. 0.2 miles away); Indian Mound (approx. 0.2 miles away); Headquarters Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Post Commander's Residence (approx. ¼ mile away); Post Guard House - 1889 (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Detroit.

Also see . . . Historic Fort Wayne Coalition. More information about the fort and its history. The Coalition is involved supporting maintenance and preservation of the Fort. (Submitted on December 11, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

<i>Main Entrance to Fort Wayne, Detroit, Mich.</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1910

3. Main Entrance to Fort Wayne, Detroit, Mich.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2008, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. This page has been viewed 2,618 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on October 22, 2024, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. Photos: 1. submitted on December 9, 2008, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. 2. submitted on July 27, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 3. submitted on December 8, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.