Ohio History: Fort Laurens

I went a-wandering again on Thursday with my new toy (camera) and visited Fort Laurens -- Ohio's only Revolutionary War Fort -- about twenty miles south of me just outside Bolivar. You can learn more about it here.

For now there's the museum and the cemetery as well as markers of the fort's dimensions and reproductions of its excavation. And yes, the re-enactment people use
the grounds now and again.

Do remember that clicking on any of the photos will enlarge them.

Here's the museum: It's not very large but every time I go they've added new displays and great videos on the Fort and its inhabitants.



This map shows the layout of the original Fort.



Here's a reproduction of the living quarters at the fort when construction began in the fall of 1778:



I found the mannequins (is that the right word?) fascinating because they're so lifelike. Here are photos of an American soldier and his enemies: the British and the Native Americans. (Please note that not all the tribes sided with the British and many Native Americans were decorated for their heroism in supporting the Patriots' cause.) And yes, the uniforms are authentic.





I got a chuckle out of these two plaques in the museum. I'm glad to know that these brave men and women kept their sense of humor through an Ohio winter.

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Hope you enjoyed the first leg of my road trip. Tomorrow we'll be heading a few miles down the road from the fort to a lovely and fascinating restored village founded in 1817.

Hope y'all are having a great day!!!!

Happy Blogging!!!!!!

Kay