Fort Miami
Fort Miami 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.Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fort built on the Maumee River
- Also known as: “Fort Miamis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maumee Indoor Theatre and Maumee High School.
Maumee Indoor Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Maumee Indoor Theatre is a movie theater, which is situated 1½ miles west of Fort Miami.
Maumee High School
School
Maumee High School is a public high school in Maumee, Ohio, southwest of Toledo. It is the only high school in the Maumee City School District. Their mascot and sports teams are known as the "Maumee Panthers". Maumee High School is situated 1 mile northwest of Fort Miami.
Fort Meigs State Memorial
Park
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Fort Meigs State Memorial is situated 2 miles southwest of Fort Miami.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Perrysburg and Maumee.
Perrysburg
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Perrysburg is a city in Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,041 at the 2020 census. The city is along the south side of the Maumee River about 12 miles southwest of Toledo and is part of the Toledo metropolitan area.
Maumee
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Maumee is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Maumee River, it is a suburb about 10 miles southwest of Toledo. The population was 13,896 at the 2020 census.
Rossford
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Rossford is a town in Northwest Ohio and suburb of Toledo known for its shopping, casino, Marina, indoor sports facilities, bowling, parks and a vibrant historic district.
Fort Miami
- Categories: fort, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Lucas, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.57232° or 41° 34′ 20″ northLongitude
-83.62582° or 83° 37′ 33″ westInception
1794Open location code
86HRH9CF+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4259507678OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5471673
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In Other Languages
“Fort Miami” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “邁阿密堡”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Miamis State Memorial and Temple of Praise Church.
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