Description: Portrait of President James Madison (1751-1836), who during his presidency signed the declaration of war that officially started the War of 1812. Madison also became a supporter of industrialization, a traditional Federalist policy. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03997
Subjects: United States--History--War of 1812; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows people gathered at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg, Ohio, possibly during the fort's centennial in 1913. A large crowd of people is gathered near a light-colored tent on the banks of the Maumee River, seen in the background. Several other tents are visible. A tall, light-colored obelisk Several horse-drawn buggies and carriages are on the road or parked beside it. A bicycle is propped against a fence. Women are wearing long skirts and blouses (or long dresses) typical of feminine attire in the 1910s. A U.S. flag and a tall, light-colored obelisk also are visible. Fort Meigs, completed in 1813 in the midst of the War of 1812, was a strategic fortification along the banks of the Maumee River in present-day Perrysburg, Ohio. The fort withstood two British sieges in 1813 and became a turning point in the war in favor of the American forces. Today, the fort is the largest reconstructed wooden-walled fort in the United States and is an Ohio Historical Society site as well as a National Historic Landmark. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06158
Subjects: Fort Meigs (Ohio); United States--History--War of 1812; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Centennial celebrations
Places: Perrysburg (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This sketch of the plan of Fort Meigs (identified here as Camp Meigs) was created by Joseph H. Larwill (1783-1867) from a survey made on July 19, 1813. It shows Col. Dudley's Battleground, Upper and Lower Sandusky Roads, British Batteries, Indian Hill, and the Maumee River and rapids. Fort Meigs, completed in 1813 in the midst of the War of 1812, was a strategic fortification along the banks of the Maumee River in present-day Perrysburg, Ohio. The fort withstood two British sieges in 1813 and became a turning point in the war in favor of the American forces. Today, the fort is the largest reconstructed wooden-walled fort in the United States, and is an Ohio Historical Society site as well as a National Historic Landmark. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06159
Subjects: Fort Meigs (Ohio); United States--History--War of 1812; Map drawing; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Larwill, Joseph H. (Joseph Hart), 1783-1867; Maumee River (Ind. and Ohio); Perrysburg (Ohio)
Places: Perrysburg (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: A plaque commemorating Fort Seneca. In the 1820s a general store and grist mill were established on this site, where the famous Scioto-Sandusky Indian trail neared the Sandusky River. The settlement was first known as McNutt's, later as Swope's Corners. The village of Fort Seneca was surveyed January 14, 1836. Its name was derived from Gen. Harrison's War of 1812 fort, which was located a few miles downstream. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06824
Subjects: Seneca County (Ohio); United States--History--War of 1812; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Places: Fort Seneca (Ohio); Seneca County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: Photomechanical reproduction of a print depicting Fort Stephenson during the War of 1812. The fort was located near what is today Fremont, Ohio. Americans successfully battled to defend the fort against the British in August 1813. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03965
Subjects: United States--History--War of 1812; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Bronze plate on Monument Ave., Dayton, Ohio." William Hull (1753-1825) was Governor of the Michigan Territory as well as brigadier general of the Army of the Northwest during the War of 1812. Soldiers under his command from Ohio and Kentucky were gathered in Dayton and marched to Detroit to defend against British troops, as well as their Native American allies. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F07_031_001
Subjects: Historical markers--Ohio--Dayton; United States--History--War of 1812
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Overhead photograph showing Fort Meigs State Park along the Maumee River. Fort Meigs, built during the War of 1812, was a strategic fortification along the banks of the Maumee in present-day Perrysburg, Ohio. The fort withstood two British sieges in 1813 and became a turning point in the war for the American forces. Today, the fort is the largest reconstructed wooden-walled fort in the United States and is an Ohio History Connection site as well as a National Historic Landmark. This photograph comes from a series of aerial photographs of Ohio's state properties, including universities and colleges, state hospitals, parks, lakes and reservoirs, and prisons. Each photograph is labeled with the institution name. Typically, there are two views of each property, oblique and vertical. The photographs were taken by the 112th Photo Section of the 37th Division Air Services in 1930. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA6591AV_001_FtMeigs
Subjects: Fort Meigs (Ohio); United States--History--War of 1812; Aerial photography--History;
Places: Fort Meigs (Ohio); Perrysburg (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio);
 

Description: This map shows the attack on Fort Stephenson during the War of 1812. Located in present day Fremont, Ohio, the fort, under George Croghan, withstood the attack by British forces, who fought under Henry Proctor and Native American chief Tecumseh. The battle was the last western battle fought in U.S. territory during the war. The map details troop advancement and the geography surrounding the fort. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03966
Subjects: United States--History--War of 1812; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Pictorial maps
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic reproduction of a engraved portrait of William Henry Harrison. Harrison served as a general in the War of 1812 against the British. He was also appointed to a number of governmental positions in the Northwest Territory, and went on to become the ninth president of the United States. He became the first president to die while in office when he succumbed to pneumonia in April 1841, just a few weeks after his inauguration, during which he gave a lengthy speech in the rain. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03973
Subjects: Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; United States--History--War of 1812; Northwest Territory--Politics and government
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a portrait of William Hull (1753-1825), the governor of the Michigan Territory beginning in 1805. Before his service in the Northwest Territory, Hull achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel in the American Revolution. During the War of 1812, while still governor, Hull surrendered approximately 2,000 soldiers and 30 cannons on August 16, 1812, rather than going to battle to defend the city of Detroit, even though his troops outnumbered the British forces. As a result of his actions, Hull faced a court martial board during the winter of 1814-1815. He was drummed out of the Army and retired to Massachusetts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03976
Subjects: United States--History--War of 1812; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 

Description: During the War of 1812, General William Hull ordered the construction of a road connecting his troops at Detroit with supply bases located in Ohio. Beginning in Dayton and passing through Urbana on its way to Detroit, Hull's Road helped advance settlement in the northwestern corner of Ohio. Many soldiers who served under Hull also returned following the War of 1812 to claim the choicest parcels of land and territory that they had first laid eyes upon while marching to Detroit along Hull's Road. The image is taken from "Tales from Ohio History for Home and School," by William Henry Venable. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03977
Subjects: United States--History--War of 1812; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Roads;
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio); Detroit (Michigan)