CSPAN3 Fort Meigs July 13, 2024
Today we are here in fort meigs Historic Site in ohio. Fort meigs was constructed in the winter and early spring of 1813. Acres. Est encloses 10 even today, it is the largest wooden wall fort in america. The purpose of this fort and for its size specifically was that detroit has fallen to the british and the entire army of the northwest had been surrendered. Everything north of the river just over here is under british control. A new man named will a new man named general William Henry harrison was put in charge and his idea was to build a large fortification right at the rapids of the river, ...