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Fort Meigs

Perrysburg, Ohio
County of Wood.
1 mile southsest of Perrysburg
National Register Number: 69000151
 Resource type: Site.
Property type: Defense - fortification. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2008.
Congressional District: OH-5 Certified Local Government: YES
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Current use/information: A reconstruction marks the site at this Ohio State Memorial..

Statement of Significance (as of designation - August 4, 1969):
Built by Gen. William Henry Harrison during the War of 1812, the fort withstood a British siege the next year. It was abandoned in 1815, after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.

Condition:
There are no threats at this time.

There are no changes since the last report. (2004)


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