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Fort Laurens Museum

Fort Laurens Museum is a museum in Bolivar, OH, part of the Ohio Amish Country guide. Cost: under $25. Museum open May through October; closed November to April. Grounds open year-round during daylight.

11067 Fort Laurens Rd NW · Bolivar, OH

Why you should go…

Fort Laurens was built in 1778 as a staging point for an attack on the British at Fort Detroit and was the only fort raised in Ohio during the Revolutionary War. Its garrison survived a siege of about four weeks in 1779 before the post was abandoned. You can trace the fort's outline, visit the Tomb of the Unknown Patriot, and see excavated artifacts and videos in the museum. The grounds also connect to the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail.

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