Fort Meigs

A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.

From the record

“Fort Meigs was a United States fortification along the Maumee River in what is now Perrysburg, Ohio built during the War of 1812. The British, supported by Tecumseh's Confederacy, failed to capture the fort during the siege of Fort Meigs.”
Wikipedia article Fort Meigs, CC BY-SA 4.0.

one of 21 National Register listings in Wood County · listed in 1969 · category: Site · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Wood County.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

National Historic Landmark. The highest federal designation, held by about 2,600 places in the country against roughly 100,000 Register listings.
What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 site as contributing to the listing.
Address. 1.3 mi. SW of Perrysburg, Perrysburg, 43551
When was it listed? 1969-08-04
Category. site
Township. Perrysburg city
National Register reference number. 69000151 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

The ground it stands on

68 words

This property stands in Perrysburg Township. Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio; Its Past and Present, published 1897 gives that township a chapter of its own.

The chapter covers establishment of the township, its early history, justices of waynesfield, perrysburg township, officials, pioneer reminiscences.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Perrysburg Township - 68 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.

Fires near this property

3 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Fort Meigs between 2002 and 2015, burning about 6 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Recreation and ceremony	1
Smoking	1
Debris and open burning	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
11 June 2002	Smoking	under an acre	Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
8 October 2015	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	1962
18 October 2002	Recreation and ceremony	5.0 acres	Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office	not named

Every fire recorded in Wood County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 285 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 285 specimens collected within 10 miles of Fort Meigs between 1875 and 1975: 237 Animalia, 42 Plantae, 5 Fungi, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Lose, Aborn, R., Angle, E. (Eric) and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Zenaida macroura carolinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)	1907	L. L. Redick	Perrysburg
Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)	1908	not recorded	Maumee
Sialia sialis sialis (Linnaeus, 1758)	1920	L. L. Redick	Perrysburg
Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)	1875	Langdon	Indian Hill, Kane County
Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque, 1819	1893	P. Kirsch	Maumee River, Waterville, Ohio
Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)	1893	P. Kirsch	Maumee River, Waterville, Ohio
Ericymba buccata Cope, 1865	1893	P. Kirsch	Maumee River, Waterville, Ohio
Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819	1893	not recorded	Maumee River, Waterville, Ohio
Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820	1893	not recorded	Maumee River, Waterville, Ohio
Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758)	1893	P. Kirsch	Maumee River, Waterville, Ohio
Micropterus dolomieu Lacepède, 1802	1893	P. Kirsch	Maumee River, Waterville, Ohio
Notropis cornutus (Mitchill, 1817)	1893	P. Kirsch	Maumee River, Waterville, Ohio

All 285 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fort Meigs: 2 plants, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Maumee Quarry	Limestone, General	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Lime City Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Plant
Maumee Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Plant

Every working recorded in Wood County

Storms near this property

60 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Perrysburg, the town this property stands in, in 65 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 32 thunderstorm wind, 29 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 2002	Hail	Perrysburg	$600,000	Hail to tennis ball size fell for several minutes and accumulated on the ground to a depth of over six inches at some locations. The hail plugged many storm sewers causing water to back up into the basements of several homes. Dozens of vehicles and many homes were damaged and hundreds of trees were completely stripped of leaves.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$250,000	Thunderstorm downburst winds estimated to be as much as 70 mph caused considerable damage in Perrysburg. Dozens of trees and at least three utility poles were toppled. A few homes were damaged by fallen trees. Scattered power outages were reported.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$250,000	Thunderstorm winds blew over two fully loaded semi trucks six miles east of Perrysburg near the intersection of Interstates 80/90 and 280. Both trucks were severely damaged. The roof of a large building nearby was also torn off.
July 1998	Lightning	Perrysburg	$250,000	Lightning struck and nearly destroyed a house in Perrysburg Township.
May 2004	Hail	Perrysburg	$125,000	Quarter to golf ball size hail was observed. Many cars were damaged.
May 2010	Hail	Perrysburg	$75,000	Golf ball size hail was reported. A few vehicles sustained minor damage from the hail.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$75,000	Several trees were uprooted causing damage to several homes. Utility poles and wires were also reported down from the thunderstorms.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds overturned a moving semi truck on Interstate 75.
May 2002	Hail	Perrysburg	$35,000	Golf ball size hail was reported six miles east of Perrysburg near the intersection of Interstates 80/90 and 280.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$30,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees. One of the trees heavily damaged a car and a second caused minor damage to a home.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$30,000	A few trees were reported down. One tree landed on a house and caused some minor damage.
March 2015	Flood	Perrysburg	$25,000	On March 12th an ice jam formed on the Maumee River. By the 14th the ice had backed in the town of Perrysburg. A farm sustained damages when about two feet of topsoil was removed in an area farm with thousands of dollars in economic loss. The Buttonwood Park in Perrysburg also sustained damages but no buildings were impacted.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$25,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$25,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and damaged a house.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds snapped a couple power poles and large tree limbs.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$20,000	A tree and several large limbs were reported down. Numerous power lines were also reported down.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a lot of trees.
May 2010	Hail	Perrysburg	$15,000	Half dollar size hail was observed.
May 2010	Hail	Perrysburg	$15,000	Half dollar size hail was observed.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$15,000	Several large tree limbs and power poles were reported down. Siding was also blown off a house nearby.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and large limbs.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed many large tree limbs across the county.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed many trees.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$10,000	no account filed
April 2015	Hail	Perrysburg	$7,000	Ping pong ball size hail reported in Perrysburg.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$5,000	Several large limbs were reported down throughout Perrysburg.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$5,000	Several large trees were reported down.
October 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed two trees.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and one large limb.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$3,000	Two large trees were reported down.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$3,000	Trees were downed.
March 2011	Hail	Perrysburg	$2,000	Quarter sized hail was reported with this storm. The duration of the hail event lasted nearly a minute.
September 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed one large tree limb.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Willow Lane in Perrysburg.
September 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree limb along Indiana Avenue.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds ripped three rows of shingles off a two-story family home.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds measured at 42 mph downed one large tree limb.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	-	Numerous utility poles downed from Perrysburg to Millbury.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	-	Several trees and branches down in Perrysburg.
November 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Perrysburg	-	Semi blown over on I-75 two miles SE of Perrysburg.
March 2017	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Penny sized hail was observed.
March 2016	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Quarter sized hail was observed.
April 2016	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Nickel sized hail was reported.
May 2016	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Penny sized hail was observed.
May 2015	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Penny sized hail was observed.
June 2013	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Quarter sized hail was observed.
July 2012	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported.
November 2011	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Penny sized hail was observed.
May 2010	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Penny to nickel size hail was observed.
May 2010	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Quarter size hail was observed.
May 2010	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Nickel to quarter size hail was observed.
August 2010	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Penny sized hail occurred with this thunderstorm.
May 2006	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Nickel size hail was observed.
May 2006	Hail	Perrysburg	-	Penny size hail was observed.
August 1999	Funnel Cloud	Perrysburg	-	A funnel cloud was observed along Interstate 75 near Perrysburg. Trained spotters tracked the funnel for several minutes as it drifted slowly northeast. Although persistent rotation was observed, the funnel did not come in contact with the ground at any time. The funnel may have been a cold air funnel.
September 1997	Flash Flood	Perrysburg	-	Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of roads in Perrysburg and nearby Northwood.
June 2019	Hail	Perrysburg	-	no account filed
May 2010	Hail	Perrysburg	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wood County

Newspapers printed here

0 digitised pages

1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 0 issues, 0 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

Newspaper	Published
The Perrysburg Journal	1853 to 1861

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Yeager, John J., House	0.9 miles	1985
Old Wood County Jail	1.1 miles	1969
Hood-Simmons House	1.2 miles	1974
Schaller Memorial Building	1.2 miles	1990
Perrysburg Water Maintenance Building	1.2 miles	1990
Spafford House	1.3 miles	1974

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 69000151 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Wood County	All 21 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.