Fort Meigs

Ohio's War of 1812 Battlefield

Directions

Location

Fort Meigs
29100 W. River Rd.
Perrysburg, OH 43551

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From the North

From I-75, take Exit 195 (S.R. 795/Avenue Rd.) Turn left and travel approximately 4 miles through Perrysburg. Fort Meigs is located on the west side of town and will be on the right-hand side. (S.R. 795/Avenue Rd. becomes Indiana Ave. which becomes W. River Road/S.R. 65)

From the East or West

From the Ohio Turnpike (I-80/90), take Exit 64 (I-75) and follow I-75 South to Exit 195 (S.R. 795/Avenue Rd.) Turn left (west) and travel approximately 4 miles through Perrysburg. Fort Meigs is located on the west side of town and will be on the right-hand side. (S.R. 795/Avenue Rd. becomes Indiana Ave. which becomes W. River Road/S.R. 65)

From the South

From I-75, take Exit 192 (I-475, EXIT ON LEFT) and take Exit 2 (S.R. 25/Dixie Hwy.). Turn right (north) and travel approximately 3 miles. Turn left (west) onto Indiana Ave./S.R. 65. Indiana Ave. becomes W. River Rd. Fort Meigs is 1/2 mile on the right.

About the time I broke out with mumps we Received marching orders to go to fort Meigs... Started for fort Meigs on a forced march without our tents or Camp Equippage... [sic] and it began to rain and rained on us two days in succession and almost without intermission and... I thought that I should Die with misery.

~ William B. Northcutt, Volunteer
Ball's Squadron, U.S. Light Dragoons