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
Most of the American economy was based around its vast fleet of merchant vessels trading good of all sorts imaginable. Being at war with the world's most powerful navy meant that many merchants feared for the loss of their ships and their profits.
1media/sn84024013 1812-06-20 1 3 image 681x727 from 0x565 to 6019x6992_thumb.jpg2023-03-21T20:43:42+00:00Cory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25War Declared Clipping1Reactions to the War of 1812 were decidedly mixed, particularly on the east coast.media/sn84024013 1812-06-20 1 3 image 681x727 from 0x565 to 6019x6992.jpgplain2023-03-21T20:43:42+00:00Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political, June 20, 1812. Library of Congress.Cory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25