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Fort Laurens Museum

Walk the outline of Ohio's only Revolutionary War fort and see artifacts dug from the site in a small museum near Bolivar.

11067 Fort Laurens Rd NW · Bolivar, OH

About Fort Laurens Museum

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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