Ohio Forts

American Forts: East

OHIO

Last Update: 12/APRIL/2008

Compiled by Pete Payette - Š2008 American Forts Network

Highbanks Park Earthworks
(Highbanks Metro Park)
(800 - 1300), Orange Township, Delaware County
A Cole Indian semi-elliptical earthen blufftop fortification located north of Columbus.

Camp Delaware
(1862 - 1864), Delaware
A Civil War training camp located one and one-half miles south of town on the east-side of the Columbus Road by the Olentangy River (South Sandusky Street at English Terrace and Olentangy Ave.). It was divided into two camps in 1863, the new portion one-half mile north on the west-side of the road. The old portion was afterwards used for Negro troops.

Fort Morrow
(1812), near Norton
Also known as Norton Blockhouse, a half-acre palisaded enclosure with two blockhouses built by the local militia, surrounding a brick tavern operated by Nathaniel Wyatt. The tavern operated until 1825. Site was surveyed in 1973 and later excavated. Marker located one-half mile north of town on east-side of US 23.

Upper Sandusky Trading Post
(1745 - 1748), Upper Sandusky
A French fur trade post. It was burned down by Indians.

Leeth's Trading Post
(1781), Upper Sandusky
A British (Tory) trading post.

Fort Ferree
(1812 - unknown), Upper Sandusky
A stockade with four blockhouses and barracks, built by General Harrison, at the time located within the Wyandot Indian Reservation. Site located two blocks northeast of the Wyandot County Courthouse.

Fort Findlay
(1812 - 1815), Findlay
A stockaded supply base 50-yards square, with four blockhouses, built by General Hull. A marker is on South Main Street at the Blanchard River Bridge.

Camp Vance
(1861 - 1865), Findlay
A Civil War training camp.

Wyandot Indian Stockade (2)
(1794), near Findlay
A Wyandot Indian fortified village located west of town.

Fort Necessity
(1812 - 1817), near Williamstown
A stockaded blockhouse. It was also known as Mud Outpost, due to conditions when built. A stone marker is at the site east of town.

Fort McArthur
(1812 - 1815), near Kenton
This stockade with two blockhouses guarded the main supply road. A stone marker is at the site, three miles west of town.

Camp Simon Kenton
(1861 - unknown), Kenton
A Civil War training camp, located at the present-day county fairgrounds.

Zane's Town Trading Post
(1786), Zanesfield
A British (Tory) trading post. The town was originally known as Zane's Town after settler Isaac Zane.

Alexander McKee's Trading Post (2)
(1778 - 1786), near Bellefontaine
A British (Tory) trading post at McKee's Town. Site located somewhere south of town (on McKee's Creek ?).

Joseph Vance's Blockhouse
(1812), Quincy
A local militia blockhouse.

Urbana Fort
(1812), Urbana
An unnamed War of 1812 defense built by General Hull.

Camp McArthur
(1861 - 1862), Urbana
A Civil War training camp.

Tawixtwi Town Trading Post
(1750), Shelby County
A British trading post located somewhere between Piqua and Fort Loramie. Also spelled Tweightewee.

Fort Loramie
(1769 - 1782, 1793 - 1798, 1812 - 1813), Fort Loramie
Originally a British trading post, known as Peter Loramie's Trading Post, then destroyed by American troops in 1782. Rebuilt in 1793 by General Wayne and used until 1798. The fort was destroyed during the War of 1812.

Fort Recovery (1) (State Memorial)
(1793 - 1796), Fort Recovery
A rectangular stockade with four blockhouses built on the site of General St. Clair's November 1791 defeat, where General Wayne later "recovered" the area. The fort was later dismantled. A smaller reconstruction, with only two blockhouses and museum, is now located here.

Fort Adams
(1794 - 1796), near Rockford
A diamond-shaped stockade with two blockhouses on the St. Mary's River at the mouth of Beaver Creek, built by General Wayne on his way to Fallen Timbers.

Fort Randolph
(1794), Willshire
A post built by General Wayne on his way to Fallen Timbers.

St. Mary's Trading Post (1)
(1760), near St. Marys
A French trading post located on the St. Mary's River two miles upstream of town.

Girty's Town Trading Post (2)
(1782 - 1784), St. Marys
A British (Tory) trading post that was burned down. Built by James Girty, Simon's brother.

Fort St. Mary's (2)
(1784, 1794 - 1796, 1813 - 1818), St. Marys
Headquarters and supply depot for Generals Hamar, Wayne, and Harrison at various times. The 1813 rebuild was northwest of the original fort.

Fort Barbee
(1813 - 1816), St. Marys
Originally an outpost of Fort St. Mary's. A hotel is now on the site.

Fort au Glaize (1)
(1748 - 1760, 1784), near Wapakoneta
A French trading post on the Auglaize River about one-half mile northeast of town. Also known as Wapakoneta Post or AuGlaize Post (1). Re-established as Francis Duchouquet's Post in 1760 before it was captured and dismantled by the British. Re-established again by French-Canadian traders in 1784.

Fort Auglaize (2)
(1794, 1812), near Wapakoneta
An American fort originally built by General Wayne, later rebuilt (at same site or nearby) during the War of 1812. Probably at or near the site of the earlier French post.

Fort Amanda (State Memorial)
(1813 - 1815), Amanda Township, Allen County
On the west bank of the Auglaize River, east of Spencerville. A 50-foot granite obelisk (1915) marks the location.

Camp Lima
(1862), Lima
A Civil War training camp.

Fort Jennings
(1812 - 1815), Fort Jennings
Built by troops of the Kentucky state militia during the War of 1812.

Fort Brown
(1812 - 1815), Fort Brown
A wooden stockade. Located on the Auglaize River at the Little Auglaize River, one mile north of Melrose.

Byrd's Stockade
(1780), Defiance County
A British (Tory) work. Undetermined location.

Miami Trading Post (3)
(1750 - unknown), Defiance
A British trading post built by George Croghan. Taken over by the French in 1751, renamed La France Post. Possibly located on the north-side of the Maumee River overlooking the point.

Girty's Town Trading Post (3)
(1792), Defiance
A British (Tory) trading post built by James Girty.

McKenzie's Trading Post
(1792), Defiance
A British (Tory) trading post.

Fort Defiance (Memorial)
(1794 - 1797, 1813 - 1815), Defiance
A 60-foot stockade with four blockhouses built by General Wayne's troops, in "defiance" of the ever-present British and Indians, two weeks before the Battle of the Fallen Timbers (August 1794). Camp Auglaize (or Camp Grand Oglaize) (1794) was established here before the fort was constructed. In 1813 the post was rebuilt 80 yards away by General Harrison and renamed Fort Winchester. It was used mainly as a supply base. Eventually it was discontinued. A stone marker is at the original site in a small park overlooking the Maumee and Auglaize Rivers, at Fort and Washington Streets.

James Girty's Trading Post
(1795), Henry County
A British (Tory) trading post. Undetermined location.

Camp Latty
(1861 - 1862), Napoleon
A Civil War training camp.

Fremont Trading Post ?
(1764 ?), Fremont
A British trading post.
A French trading post may have possibly been located here earlier.

Fort Stephenson
(1812 - 1815), Fremont
A stockade with three blockhouses on the west-side of the Sandusky River. Also known as Fort Lower Sandusky. Only one small cannon, "Old Betsy", was used during the August 1813 British attack and it was moved from blockhouse to blockhouse in a successful attempt to save the fort. "Old Betsy" can be seen at Birchard Library Park on Croghan Street.

Campbell's Stockade (2)
(1812), Fremont ?
A local militia post. Also known as Lower Sandusky Trading Post.

Fort Seneca
(1813 - 1815), Old Fort
A stockaded supply depot built by General Harrison, previously known as Camp Seneca (1813). The nearby community of Fort Seneca (settled 1836) also refers to this post.

Fort Ball
(1813 - 1815), Tiffin
A stockaded fort and supply depot, with three blockhouses.

Camp Noble
(1861), Tiffin
A Civil War training camp.

Camp Perry
(1917 - unknown), Camp Perry
A World War I Army training camp and artillery firing range. The base was also used in WWII.

Fort Sandusky (1) (2)
(1680, 1745 - unknown), Bay View, Danbury
Originally a French trading post located in Bay View (1680). The British later built a fortified trading post (1745 - 1751, rebuilt 1750) near Danbury near the Wyandot Indian fortified village of Sandosket (1744). Also variously spelled Sandoski, Sandeski, Sandoske by both countries. The French took over the British post in 1751. The French moved the post back to Bay View in 1754, and renamed it Fort Wyandot (1) (or Junandot). The British acquired it back in 1761, moved it back to the northern shore, and restored the original name. It was burned by Pontiac in 1763, and rebuilt again in 1764.

Girty's Town Trading Post (1)
(1775 - unknown), Sandusky Bay area
A British (Tory) trading post built by Simon Girty. Undetermined location.

Johnson's Island Camp (Cemetery)
(1861 - 1865), Johnson's Island
A stockade and prison camp for Confederate Officers. 3000 men were here in 1865, over 15,000 total during the course of the war. The island can be reached by private boat from Lakeside or Sandusky. Online article from Archaeology.com

Huron Trading Post (1)
(1749), Huron ?
A French trading post.

Fort Sandusky (3)
(1750), Huron
A French trading post located at the mouth of the Huron River.

Huron Rangers' Blockhouse (2)
(1811 - 1815), Huron ?
A blockhouse built by the Huron Rangers militia.

Fort Nonsense
(1812), Erie County
A local militia work. Undetermined location.

Fort Avery
(1812 - 1813), Avery
A fortified encampment with a blockhouse on the east-side of the Huron River, built by General Simon Perkins. Also referred to as Camp Huron, Camp Avery, Fort Huron (3), and Capt. Charles Parker's Fort.

Erie Trading Post
(1787 - 1791, 1793 ?), near Milan
A British trading post among resettled Indian tribes at Pequotting on the east bank of the Huron River.

Bloomingville Blockhouses
(1812 - 1815), Bloomingville
Two palisaded blockhouses for settler refuge, also garrisoned by local militia.

Camp Monroeville
(1861 - 1862), Monroeville
A Civil War training camp.

Camp McClellan (2)
(1861), near Norwalk
A Civil War training camp located west of town on the East Branch Huron River.

New Haven Blockhouse
(1812), New Haven
A fortified encampment with a blockhouse, built by General Hull.

Early Pioneer Settlement Forts of Ohio

Auglaize County:
Murray's Trading Post (1795), undetermined location.

Defiance County:
Ironside Trading Post (1792), undetermined location.

Delaware County:
Alum Creek Blockhouse (1812), near Kilbourne. It survived until 1849.
Berlin Blockhouse (1812), near Cheshire, 40-feet square with cellar.
Cheshire Blockhouse (1812), Cheshire, later used as a school. Site inundated by the Alum Creek Lake (1974).
Delaware Blockhouse (2) (1812), undetermined location.
James Stark's Blockhouse (1812), on Walnut Creek at Stark's Corner.

Erie County:
Benschooter's Blockhouse (1812), undetermined location.
Clark's Blockhouse (1812), undetermined location.
Ramsdell's Blockhouse (1812), undetermined location.
Simon's Blockhouse (1812), Huron.
Sprague's Blockhouse (1811), Florence. Attacked by Indians in 1813, who were repulsed by the all-female garrison while the men were away.

Hardin County:
Kenton Trading Post (1812 ?), Kenton. Located at the present-day Kenton National Field Trial Grounds.

Logan County:
Curry's Blockhouse (1812), undetermined location.
James McPherson's Blockhouse (1) (1810 - 1817), Bellefontaine.
James McPherson's Trading Post (2) (1817), Lewistown.
Capt. James Manary's Blockhouse (1812), near Bellefontaine. Located three miles north of town, it was bought by a war veteran in 1823, who subsequently plugged up the rifle ports. The house was moved northwest to Lakeview in 1924 and made into a museum.
Robert Robitaille's Trading Post (1793 - 1800), Zanesfield.
Zanesfield Blockhouse (1812), Zanesfield.

Marion County:
Grand Prairie Blockhouse (1812), Grand Prairie.
Boland's Trading Post (1819 ? - 1830 ?), near Brush Ridge. A simple log cabin built by a mulatto named Boland to trade with the Delaware Indians, located just south of the then Delaware Reservation boundary (on OH 423 below the present-day county line).
Green Camp Blockhouse (1812), Green Camp. Built by Aramus Ashbaugh. Also called Scioto Blockhouse (4). No remains. Marker on west-side of OH 203. Site now occupied by the Carter Lumber Company.
Prospect Blockhouse (1812 - 1820's), Prospect.

Mercer County:
Recovery Trading Post (2) (1816), Fort Recovery.

Ottawa County:
Parson's Blockhouse (1812), near Danbury.

Sandusky County:
Whittaker's Trading Post (1812), undetermined location.

Shelby County:
Capt. Cephas Carey's Blockhouse (1810), Hardin. It was still standing in the 1850's.
Jackson's Blockhouse (1812 ?), undetermined location.
Sidney Blockhouse (1812), Sidney.

Union County:
Adler's Post (1813 - 1819), a wooden blockhouse on a stone foundation, located three miles north of Marysville on Mill Creek. Later dismantled and used for lumber.
Mill Creek Blockhouse (2) (1812), undetermined location on Mill Creek.
New Dover Blockhouse (1812 - 1819), New Dover. Later converted to a private residence.

Wyandot County:
Whiteacre's Trading Post (1804), undetermined location.

NEED MORE INFO:
Towns: Fort Shawnee in Allen County.

Special thanks to Jim Geisler and Willis Thomas for providing info on most of the early blockhouses, trading posts, and pioneer settlement forts of Ohio.

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