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Paperback Detroit's Historic Fort Wayne Book

ISBN: 0738551120

ISBN13: 9780738551128

Detroit's Historic Fort Wayne

(Part of the Images of America: Michigan Series)

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Michigan's historic Fort Wayne, located on the narrowest point of the Detroit River, is named for Revolutionary War hero Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne. The fort was built in the 1840s to protect Detroit from British invasion following the strife of the 1838 Patriot War in Canada. Originally constructed of earth and wood, the fortifications were rebuilt in masonry during the Civil War, but the fort has never mounted cannons, as peace came to the international...

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