View of Defiance, Ohio from the north side of the Maumee River, 1887.I'm in Defiance, Ohio this week -- enjoying really ncie weather. I'll be here until early Saturday morning, then I'll join the holiday travel crowd and head home. Holiday travel crowds are a real joy for business travelers. But I'll get through it.
Some Historical stuff on Defiance:
Defiance is the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio. The city was named for Fort Defiance, which once stood in the confines of the city. In August 1794, General Anthony Wayne ordered the construction of Fort Defiance at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee Rivers. Wayne built the fort during his campaign against the Indians of Ohio to provide his men with protection and a staging ground for their operations. The fort was a rough square with a blockhouse located on each corner. In addition to the stockade, a wall of earth eight feet thick and a ditch eight feet deep and fifteen feet wide protected the fortifications. Lieutenant John Boyer, an officer in Wayne's army, claimed that the fort could protect the American soldiers from "the English, the Indians, and all the devils in hell."
Pretty arrogant, but he was an officer. The enlisted men may have felt differently.
Find more stuff about Defiance here.
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