The Forts of Fort Wayne: Twenty-Five Years of Army Occupation at the Three RiversMain MenuWhy Fort Wayne MattersThe Goals of this ProjectFortifying the RiversThe First American Fort is BuiltA New Century and a New FortThe Second Fort, 1800-1815Statehood SentryThe Third Fort, 1815-1819A Fort RebornPreserving the Past for the Next GenerationCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25
Approximate location of the Three Rivers confluence
1media/french map_thumb.jpg2023-03-13T16:59:04+00:00Cory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f251755 Map of New France1Before Great Britain and the U.S. claimed the area, the confluence of the Three Rivers was claimed by France. A lucrative trade of furs and other goods ensured that French influence was strong in the region even decades after the land had changed hands. Illustrated by Jacques Nicolas Bellin.media/french map.jpgplain2023-03-13T16:59:04+00:00Library of Congress Geography and Map DivisionCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25