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Detroit’s Historic Fort Wayne (MI) (Images of America)

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Michigan’s historic Fort Wayne, positioned at the narrowest point of the Detroit River, is called for Revolutionary War hero Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne. The fort used to be built in the 1840s to give protection to Detroit from British invasion following the strife of the 1838 Patriot War in Canada. At the start constructed of earth and wood, the fortifications were rebuilt in masonry all through the Civil War, but the fort has never mounted cannons, as peace came to the international border and remains to this present day. Fort Wayne has served the military as a training center, home to infantry regiments, supply depot, prisoner of war camp, and major induction center. It used to be a source of work for the unemployed all through the Great Depression, a place of confinement all through the Red Scare of 1920, and home for those displaced by civil unrest in Detroit all through the 1960s. The fort continues to invite people to its riverfront view, not as soldiers but as guests, to enjoy community events on its broad parade fields and to be told about individuals who lived, drilled, and worked there.

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