Fort Meigs was a United States fortification along the Maumee River in what is now Perrysburg, Ohio during the War of 1812. The British Army, supported by Tecumseh's Confederacy, failed to capture the fort during the siege of Fort Meigs. It is named in honor of Ohio governor Return J. Meigs Jr., for his support in providing General William Henry Harrison with militia and supplies for the line of forts along the Old Northwest frontier.
Dressed in clothing of the period, these guides at Fort Meigs Historic Site prepare to give a tour of the facility on a clear day in the summer
The museum entrance
Fort Meigs Monument, 1910s
Historic reenactors firing flintlock muskets during Independence Day 2014
Perrysburg is a city located in Wood County, Ohio, United States, along the south side of the Maumee River. The population was 25,041 at the 2020 census. Part of the Toledo metropolitan area, the city is 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Toledo. Perrysburg served as the county seat from 1822 to 1868.
Downtown Perrysburg
Perrysburg is home to Fort Meigs, the largest wooden walled fortification in North America.
Levis Commons in Perrysburg
Statue of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, after whom Perrysburg is named.
