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Chapters: Forts of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Smith Field, Fort Wayne International Airport, List of tallest buildings in Fort Wayne, Lincoln Bank Tower, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Allen County Courthouse, Fort Wayne Old City Hall Building, Parkview Field, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Harrison Square, Grand Wayne Convention Center, Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Parkview Hospital, Glenbrook Square, Embassy Theatre, Richardville House, Summit Square, Concordia Senior College, Center School, Dupont Hospital, Snyderman House, Jefferson Pointe, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 68. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Fort Wayne in modern Fort Wayne, Indiana, was established by Captain Jean Francois Hamtramck under orders from General "Mad" Anthony Wayne as part of the campaign against the Indians of the area. It was named after General Wayne, who was victorious at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Wayne may have chosen the name himself-the fort was dedicated the day after he left it. The fort was officially occupied by the army on October 21, 1794. The fort was a basic stockade with few buildings, and was located near the present intersection of Berry and Clay streets. Fort Wayne was the successor of several previous military outposts at the location. Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes built the first fortified trading post on the site in 1704. Fort Miami, originally called Fort St. Philippe or Fort des Miamis, was built in 1715 at Kekionga, a large Miami village founded where the St. Joseph River and St. Marys River merge to form the Maumee River. The Miami refused to abandon their village and move farther West, away from British traders, so Governor Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil authorized Jean Baptiste Bissot to build a strong fort to protect the...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2271269