Fort Laurens

Explore the site of Ohio’s only Revolutionary War fort, built in 1778 as a wilderness outpost, and visit a museum that tells the story of soldiers on the frontier. Also on site is the Tomb of the Unknown Patriot of the American Revolution, paying homage to the unknown defenders of the fort. The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, a recreational trail over 80 miles long, goes through the site of Fort Laurens. Fort Laurens was built in 1778 in an ill-fated campaign to attack the British at Detroit. Supplying this wilderness outpost was its downfall, as its starving garrison survived on boiled