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    Defiance is a city of 17,000 people (2019) and the seat of Defiance county in Northwest Ohio.

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    Main post office

    Fort Defiance was built by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in August 1794, during the Northwest Indian War. Today a pair of cannons outside the city library on the Maumee River overlook the confluence and mark the location of Fort Defiance, along with a mounded outline of the fort walls.

    Fort Winchester was built on the same spot during the War of 1812, but it was a larger fort that extended southward somewhat along the Auglaize River. Historical plaques in the sidewalks mark the full extent of Fort Winchester.

    Defiance was built in 1822 around the site of the War of 1812 fort.

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    Map of Defiance

    The city sits about 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Toledo and 47 miles (76 km) northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Ohio's northwestern corner.

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    US24 passes through Defiance from southwest to northeast.

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    Defiance County Courthouse
    • 1 Dey Road Bridge. A vintage iron truss bridge. Closed to motor traffic, but pedestrians are permitted to cross. Dey Road Bridge (Q5268511) on Wikidata Dey Road Bridge on Wikipedia
    • 2 Old Fort Defiance Park. A park at the site of the old Fort Defiance. Fort Defiance (Q5471041) on Wikidata Fort Defiance (Ohio) on Wikipedia

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    • 1 Kingsbury Park & Pool, 102 Auglaize St. A park along the Maumee river with a baseball diamond and a modern swimming pool complex. Free (pool is $3).
    • 2 Independence Dam State Park. Independence Dam State Park (Q6015964) on Wikidata Independence Dam State Park on Wikipedia

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