National Historic Landmark · fort · Perrysburg, Ohio

Fort Meigs

United States historic place in Perrysburg, Ohio. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.

Has a visitor websiteNational Historic LandmarkListed 1969
Battle of Fort Meigs, Perrysburg, Ohio, 1812 - DPLA - e5a29c3fdbf6c08bd3ecf0d2dcd6c584Earthworks of Fort Meigs, Perrysburg, Ohio, 1894 - DPLA - 5b156af058b51560cefd0bf0f824c3a3Fort Meigs Blockhouse and FlagFort Meigs Grand Traverse, Perrysburg, Ohio, 1918 - DPLA - 0bb5505eabd4c3a23164d1eb3bea856d
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Fort Meigs

Fort Meigs was a United States fortification along the Maumee River in what is now Perrysburg, Ohio built during the War of 1812. The British, supported by Tecumseh's Confederacy, failed to capture the fort during the siege of Fort Meigs. It is named in honor of Ohio governor Return J. Meigs Jr., for his support in providing Major General William Henry Harrison with militia and supplies for a line of forts in Ohio and the Indiana Territory. The site is owned by the Ohio History Connection.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeSite
Address1.3 mi. SW of Perrysburg, Perrysburg vicinity, OH
CountyWood County
ListedAug 4, 1969
Reference number69000151
Type of placefort
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 sites

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address1.3 mi. SW of Perrysburg, Perrysburg, OH
Websitefortmeigs.org ↗
Coordinates41.55277, -83.65146 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitRiver Raisin National Battlefield Park · 29 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000151. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.