Fort Defiance
Encyclopedia
Fort Defiance may refer to:
Canada
United States
In film
Canada
- Fort Defiance (British Columbia)Fort Defiance (British Columbia)Fort Defiance was a small outpost built by the crew of the Columbia Rediviva during the winter of 1791-1792. The crew under the command of American merchant and maritime fur trader Captain Robert Gray built the establishment on Meares Island in present day British Columbia, Canada.-History:In early...
, winter quarters for American Captain Robert Gray
United States
- Fort Defiance, ArizonaFort Defiance, ArizonaFort Defiance is a census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 4,061 at the 2000 census.- History :...
, an unincorporated community - Fort Defiance (California), formerly Roop's Fort, located in Susanville
- Fort MorrisFort Morris Historic SiteFort Morris Historic Site is a Georgia state historic park in Liberty County, Georgia in the United States. The fort is on a bend in the Medway River and played an important role in the protection of southeast Georgia throughout various conflicts beginning in 1741 and ending in 1865 at the...
, Georgia, known as Fort Defiance during the War of 1812 - Fort Defiance (Illinois)Fort Defiance (Illinois)Fort Defiance, known as Camp Defiance during the American Civil War, is a former military fortification located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers near Cairo in Alexander County, Illinois. The strategic significance of the site has been known since prehistoric times with...
, a Civil War post commanded by General Ulysses S. Grant, site of Fort Defiance Park - Fort Defiance State ParkFort Defiance State ParkFort Defiance State Park is a state park of Iowa, USA, in Emmet County. The park is and sits at an elevation of . The park, which was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression, was opened to the public in 1930...
near Estherville, Iowa - Fort Defiance (Maryland)Fort Defiance (Maryland)Fort Defiance was an earthworks fortification on the western bank of the Elk River in northern Maryland. The fort was in use from 1813 to 1815 during the War of 1812 and repelled British forces on April 29, 1813. Today, there is a historical marker located approximately northwest of the original...
, a War of 1812 fort on the Elk RiverElk River (Maryland)The Elk River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about long, and as the most northeastern extension of the Chesapeake Bay estuary, serves as one entrance to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. It is located in Cecil County, Maryland, with its headwaters extending... - Fort Defiance (Massachusetts), a 19th-century fort in Gloucester
- Fort Defiance (Lenoir, North Carolina), former plantation home of William Lenoir (general)William Lenoir (general)William Lenoir was an American Revolutionary War officer and prominent statesman in late 18th-century and early 19th-century North Carolina. Both the City of Lenoir, North Carolina and Lenoir County, North Carolina are named for him. Additionally, Lenoir City, Tennessee is jointly named for him...
- Fort Defiance (Ohio)Fort Defiance (Ohio)Fort Defiance was ordered built by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in August 1794 at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers. It was the last of a line of defenses constructed by American forces in the campaign leading to the Northwest Indian War's Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20,...
, in present-day Defiance, Ohio - Fort Defiance (Texas), briefly the name of the Presidio de la Bahia in Goliad, Texas during the Texas Revolution
- Fort Defiance (Vermont), a fort in Vermont
- Fort Defiance, VirginiaFort Defiance, VirginiaFort Defiance is an unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Augusta Stone Church was established in the area now known as Fort Defiance in 1740...
, an unincorporated community - Fort Defiance (Wisconsin)Fort Defiance (Wisconsin)Fort Defiance was one of the last garrisoned stockade forts constructed in territorial Wisconsin. It was located approximately five miles southeast of Mineral Point, Wisconsin. It was located in the booming lead mining region in an area of early settlement...
, a fort during the Black Hawk War
In film
- Fort Defiance (film), a 1951 Western directed by John RawlinsJohn Rawlins (director)John Rawlins was an American film director. He directed 44 films between 1932 and 1958. He was born in Long Beach, California and died in Arcadia, California.-Filmography:* Lost Lagoon...