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

Fort Defiance

Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail

— Wayne-Harrison-Winchester-Clay-Bird Marches —

Fort Defiance Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2010

1. Fort Defiance Marker

Inscription. Ohio
Revolutionary
Memorial
Trail
Wayne • Harrison
Winchester • Clay
Bird
1780 • Marches • 1813
— • —
Fort
Defiance
————>

Erected 1930 by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. (Marker Number A95.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Native Americans • War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 41° 17.298′ N, 84° 21.651′ W. Marker is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. Marker is at the intersection of Fort Street and South Clinton Street (Ohio Route 66), on the right when traveling west on Fort Street. This historical marker is located on the north side of Fort Street, right next to the Clinton Street bridge, along the south side of the Maumee River. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 581 Fort Street, Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. You Are On The Buckeye Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); VFW Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Defiance Native (about 500 feet away); 1913 Flood (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Navy Armed Guard and Merchant Marine Memorial (about 600 feet away); War Savings Stamps (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Defiance.

More about this marker. This historical marker is part of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail series (type A) which was put in place in 1930 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Ohio's Revolutionary War era Battle of Piqua, by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission.

In order to accomplish this, in 1929 the state of Ohio created the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, and then in 1930 this commission created 22 military trails, throughout western Ohio, between Cincinnati, Ohio on the state's southern border and Toledo, Ohio on the state's northern border. Each of these military trails represented the routes, or trails, used by military leaders during either the Revolutionary War, the Indian Wars, or the War

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2010

2. Fort Defiance Marker

View of historical marker with Maumee River seen in the background.

of 1812. Each of these military routes connected various related historical sites, that were marked with Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission (type C) markers, along each of the military trails.

The routes of these military trails were in turn marked by type A and type B Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission markers that served as directional (type B) and distance (type A) markers. This particular marker is one of the type A markers of the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail series.

Originally, back in 1930, according to the ORMC 1931 Planning Report, there were erected 168 some of these Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission, type A, markers. To date, I know of only 3 of these type A markers that have been located and posted on the Historical Marker database (markers A-95, A-96, and A-1340). A large number of them are presently missing, but this particular marker is one of the few remaining type A, Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission markers.

Also see . . . Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail System. A description of the Revolutionary Memorial Trail System developed by the state of Ohio in 1929 - 1930. (Submitted on June 9, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2010

3. Fort Defiance Marker

View looking north of the historical marker just to the right of the Clinton Street bridge over the Maumee River.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, May 3, 2009

4. Fort Defiance Marker

View of the Fort Defiance historical marker which is located on the original site of Fort Defiance, about 0.2 miles to the east of the featured Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail, historical marker.

Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map image. Click for full size.

Image courtesy of the MidPointe Library System (www.MidPointeLibrary.org)

5. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map

A view of an original Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Map, from 1930. For a better view double click on this picture.

Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission Marker Types image. Click for full size.

Image provided by Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission publication, dated 1931.

6. Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission Marker Types

View of the three types of markers used by the Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission. The marker on the left is a type A marker (just like our featured marker), the marker in the middle is a type C, and the marker on the right is a type B. For a better view double click on this picture.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,755 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 10, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on September 8, 2014, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on June 26, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.