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- Aug 25, 2012
Historic Fort Wayne is located in Detroit. Once built in 1845 it was never occupied except for a single caretaker who lived there until the start of the Civil War. Many Michigan Civil regiments mustered in at Fort Wayne.
The fort was built with earthen walls lined with cedar. Starting in 1863 the cedar was replaced with bricks and concrete (seem image above). Other than ease of maintenance was there any real military advantage of the bricks over the cedar lining? Artillery in 1863 could have penetrated the bricks The real strength of the fort was the earthen wall.
The federal government s giving some thoughts of having the National Park Service take over the site, perhaps adding it to the River Raisin National Battlefield Park.
The site of the fort is historic with Native American occupied the site starting in 1000 A.D. When the fort was built 18 of the Native American burial mounds located there were lost, but one large mound still exists. Unique pottery has been found there and is known as Wayne Ware.
The fort was built with earthen walls lined with cedar. Starting in 1863 the cedar was replaced with bricks and concrete (seem image above). Other than ease of maintenance was there any real military advantage of the bricks over the cedar lining? Artillery in 1863 could have penetrated the bricks The real strength of the fort was the earthen wall.
The federal government s giving some thoughts of having the National Park Service take over the site, perhaps adding it to the River Raisin National Battlefield Park.
The site of the fort is historic with Native American occupied the site starting in 1000 A.D. When the fort was built 18 of the Native American burial mounds located there were lost, but one large mound still exists. Unique pottery has been found there and is known as Wayne Ware.