Fort Miami (Ohio)

Fort Miamis Site
Earthworks at the site
Fort Miami (Ohio) is located in Ohio
Fort Miami (Ohio)
Fort Miami (Ohio) is located in the United States
Fort Miami (Ohio)
LocationAlong the Maumee River in Maumee, Ohio
Coordinates41°34′21″N 83°37′34″W / 41.57250°N 83.62611°W / 41.57250; -83.62611[2]
Area3.7 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1794
NRHP reference No.75001466[1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1975

Fort Miami (Miamis) was a British fort built in spring 1794 on the Maumee River in what was at the time territory claimed by the United States, and designated by the federal government as the Northwest Territory. The fort was located at the eastern edge of present-day Maumee, Ohio, southwest of Toledo. The British built the fort to forestall a putative assault on Fort Detroit by Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne's army, then advancing northward in southwestern Ohio.

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  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Miami (Ohio)