Fort Winchester
Fort Winchester is a memorial in Defiance Township, Ohio. Fort Winchester is situated nearby to Grace Episcopal Church, as well as near Defiance Church of the Brethren.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Defiance Public Library and Defiance County Courthouse.
Defiance Public Library
Library
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Defiance Public Library is a historic Carnegie library located in Defiance, Ohio. It was built in 1904 with funds from Andrew Carnegie and was designed by architects Wing & Mahurin. Defiance Public Library is situated 730 feet north of Fort Winchester.
Defiance County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Defiance County Courthouse is located at 221 Clinton Street in Defiance, Ohio, United States. Defiance County Courthouse is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Fort Winchester.
Mercy Defiance Hospital
Hospital
Mercy Health Defiance Hospital is a 23-bed non-profit hospital in Defiance, Ohio in Defiance County owned and operated by Mercy Health. Mercy Defiance Hospital is situated 1 mile east of Fort Winchester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Defiance and Brunersburg.
Defiance
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Defiance is a city in Defiance County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 17,066 at the 2020 census. It is located at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers about 55 miles southwest of Toledo and 47 miles northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Ohio's northwestern corner.
Brunersburg
Hamlet
Brunersburg is a census-designated place in Defiance County, Ohio. As of the 2020 census, Brunersburg had a population of 314. Brunersburg is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Winchester.
Independence
Hamlet
Independence is an unincorporated community in Defiance County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Independence is situated 3 miles east of Fort Winchester.
Fort Winchester
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Fort Winchester, built in Oct. 1812 by Gen. Harrison, served as a key U.S. post in the War of 1812. It was a supply base, training site, and rally point before Fort Meigs. Abandoned in 1815, its layout shaped Defiance, Ohio’s street grid.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Defiance Township, Defiance, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.28567° or 41° 17′ 8″ northLongitude
-84.35817° or 84° 21′ 29″ westInception
2010Operator
Ohio History ConnectionNetwork
Remarkable OhioOpen location code
86HQ7JPR+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 13056733488OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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