Fort Miamis

Fort Miamis (HMDV0)

Location: Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Allen County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 4.858', W 85° 9.067'

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[Marker Front]:
French built a palisaded fort on this strategic site in 1722; named Fort Saint Philippe des Miamis. One of three French forts built in what is now Indiana to protect French fur trade from encroaching English. First of five forts built over time within a square mile of the center of present-day Fort Wayne.

[Marker Reverse]:
Nearby confluence of St. Mary's and St. Joseph's Rivers forms Maumee River, a strategic central part of the waterways system connecting Great Lakes regions with Mississippi River Valley. Using a portage between Maumee and Wabash rivers, travelers could journey nearly 2,500 miles by water from French Canada to Louisiana.
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HM NumberHMDV0
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number02.2000.1
Year Placed2000
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau and Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Indiana
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 6:16am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 655307 N 4549392
Decimal Degrees41.08096667, -85.15111667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 4.858', W 85° 9.067'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 4' 51.48" N, 85° 9' 4.02" W
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Area Code(s)260
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 401-423 Lincoln Highway, Fort Wayne IN 46802, US
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