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Spy Run, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1975 in the Klecka Family Collection by Klecka, John J., 1930-2016 at The Indiana Album is one of four photos with the same title. The other images: Spy Run, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1975 shows the back of the fort under construction, Spy Run, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1975 shows a stack of fort timbers, and Spy Run, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1975 is another view of the fort under construction.
Street View photo of 1201 Spy Run Avenue from Google map
The modern Historic Old Fort has a page with events, photos and information on the City of Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation website, their own website: http://www.oldfortwayne.org and Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HistoricFortWayne/. Their Facebook page states: The Old Fort is on public park grounds, so you can always wander around, into the parade grounds, etc. The buildings themselves are only open during events when we have volunteers on site. There is a brochure available outside some of the buildings and it has a map with information about the history of the fort and how each of the buildings would have been used. Historic Fort Wayne is a Non-Profit Organization that manages the Old Fort in Fort Wayne, IN. We are a 100% volunteer organization. All of our events are free to the public. All programing is funded by private and corporate donations.
The first of April, some do say, Is set apart for All Fools' Day. But why the people call it so, Nor I, nor they...
Posted by Historic Fort Wayne on Monday, April 1, 2013Monday, April 1, 2013 post by Historic Fort Wayne on Facebook:
The first of April, some do say,
Is set apart for All Fools' Day.But why the people call it so,
Nor I, nor they themselves do know.
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment.
Poor Robin's Almanac (1760)April Fools: The Roots of an International Tradition March 28, 2016 Stephen Winick The Library of Congress blog.
June 7, 2023 post by Historic Fort Wayne on Facebook:
The riverbank is looking fantastic (and the construction equipment on the grounds is gone!) There's even a canoe landing alongside the Fort now.
November 9, 2022 post by Sky-Hye Aerial Photographyon Facebook:
Short aerial drone video of
The Old Fort/Original Fort WayneOriginally Established by General Anthony Wayne in 1794, Thomas Hunt became commander of The Fort and built a new fort in 1800, Decommissioned in 1819 and the last building stood till 1852. The Fort we know today was designed from an 1816 painting and built in New York, then transported here in the 1970s, it would then open in 1976.
March 9, 2023 post by Hidden View Photography on Facebook.
July 23, 2023 post by Historic Fort Wayne on Facebook:
Colonial America came alive this weekend, at Trading Post on the Northwest Frontier. Thanks to all the volunteers and reenactors who gave us a taste of military and civilian life in the late 1700s, and to all our guests as well!
Feel free to tag yourself and friends!
And so it begins! This morning the blockhouse roof was removed. What a sight! Reconstruction of the Spy Run Blockhouse...
Posted by Historic Fort Wayne on Tuesday, March 19, 2024Tuesday, March 19, 2024 post by Historic Fort Wayne on Facebook:
And so it begins! This morning the blockhouse roof was removed. What a sight! Reconstruction of the Spy Run Blockhouse will take place later this week (weather permitting), and we are so excited to see this progress.
This is the first in a series of major renovations on the Old Fort. Once the Blockhouse is done, we plan to move forward with the next building, the Doctor’s Quarters. Thanks to grants and donations, we have funding in hand of $250,000 towards that project. Eventually every building will undergo renovation so we can keep history alive in Fort Wayne, as funding is secured! If you’d like to help, a link to donate is included.
A huge ‘thank you’ to Mayor Henry, the City Council, Megan Butler and the City's Grant Administrators for providing an ARPA grant that will fund approximately 50% of the Blockhouse project, and to everyone who helped make this morning’s event possible:
Don R Fruchey Inc
Local 103 Operating Engineers
Local 147 Ironworkers
On-site crew
MacAllister Rentals
C Henry Steel
Our city's namesake is the focus of some much-deserved attention, and I hope a lot of people will be able to help with...
Posted by Linda Jackson News on Friday, March 22, 2024Friday, March 22, 2024 post by Linda Jackson News on Facebook:
Our city's namesake is the focus of some much-deserved attention, and I hope a lot of people will be able to help with this!
I truly enjoyed my visit and thank everyone involved for their hospitality. #historicfortwayne #lindalikesit
Linda Likes It: Historic Old Fort construction project & capital campaign 4-minute video of the beginning of a two-year restoration project.
2016/06/12: Posting the colors by AroundFortWayne posted June 19, 2016 on YouTube
Posting the colors at Historic Fort Wayne as part of Sunday morning's Morning Troop. This was the second day, June 12, 2016, of the Frontier Fort To Statehood : 1816 - 2016 weekend.
Historic Fort Wayne - Where History Comes to Life published May 22, 2013 by HistoricFortWayne on YouTube
Historic Fort Wayne....we make history come to life. You can spend 12 years reading about history in school, but unless you see it in person you will never really understand the hardships, the lifes, the triumphs, and just what it was really like back in the days of old. And so that is our mission here at Historic Fort Wayne...to bring history to life! That is why nearly every event is free (except for a free will donation) because we want people to learn all they can!
Reconstructed fort on Spy Run Avenue near downtown Fort Wayne across the St. Marys River from Headwaters Park. The History page on their web site: oldfortwayne.org briefly describes the various forts built near the three rivers. The bottom section titled The Reconstructed Fort states: This project began in 1964 when Historic Fort Wayne Inc. was established and started planning a reconstruction of the Fort, using Major Whistler’s 1814 drawings. After much fundraising, they purchased property in the late 1960’s and sought a fort builder. Lok-N-Logs Inc., a log home company in Sherburne, New York, took on the unusual project, constructing the Fort first in New York, then transporting it to Indiana, where it was reassembled. It officially opened shortly before July 4, 1976, to celebrate the nation’s Bicentennial, and remained open daily until the early 1990’s. Historic Fort Wayne Inc. disbanded in 1989, and the current Historic Fort Wayne, Inc. was formed in 2004 as a volunteer effort to preserve the Fort. Though they share a name, the two groups are not connected.
Construction of the fort re-creation began in the summer of 1975. Work on the replica was not finished for its dedication June 5, 1976, but several hundred people turned out for the festivities. See the articles Historic Fort Wayne and Old Fort Wayne – Learn History In Person! by Louisa D. published June 8, 2015 on Visit Fort Wayne. See photos on Throwback Thursday: Old Fort published August 31, 2017 on The Journal Gazette newspaper. See their Facebook page - INFortWayne.com YouTube Bicentennial Celebration at Historic Fort Wayne. 360 virtual photo tour on vpix.net.
December 11, 2016 post by Historic Fort Wayne on Facebook:
Whereas, in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the nineteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, entitled "An act to enable the people of the Indiana Territory to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of that State into the Union," the people of the said Territory did, on the twenty-ninth day of June, in the present year, by a convention called for that purpose, form for themselves a constitution and State government, which constitution and State government, so formed, is republican, and in conformity with the principles of the articles of compact between the original States and the people and States in the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, passed the thirteenth day of July, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the State of Indiana shall be one, and is hereby declared to be one, of the United States of America, and admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatever.
Approved, December 11, 1816
200th Anniversary Siege of Fort Wayne uploaded May 17, 2012 by HistoricFortWayne on YouTube
A.C.E.'s guide to historic Fort Wayne prepared by Russ Voorhees, Beth Sheets ; consultant, Brian Dunnigan. on Archive.org
The Old Fort: Fort Wayne published August 15, 2019 by Investigate Indiana on YouTube
Drone video of Historic Old Fort/ Fort Wayne, IN by Carl Simons Jr. published June 2, 2015 on YouTube.
A big thank you to the Parks Department for the repairs on the bridge railings and sidewalls. That's a favorite spot for watching battles at events and it's wonderful to know our guests will be safe!
Posted by Historic Fort Wayne on Tuesday, March 26, 2024Tuesday, March 26, 2024 post by Historic Fort Wayne on Facebook:
A big thank you to the Parks Department for the repairs on the bridge railings and sidewalls. That's a favorite spot for watching battles at events and it's wonderful to know our guests will be safe!
Whoa - we just hit 10,000 followers on this page! Thank you all for your continued support of the Old Fort. We love bringing history to life with you, and can't wait to see you at this summer's events!
Posted by Historic Fort Wayne on Wednesday, April 3, 2024Wednesday, April 3, 2024 post by Historic Fort Wayne on Facebook:
Whoa - we just hit 10,000 followers on this page! Thank you all for your continued support of the Old Fort. We love bringing history to life with you, and can't wait to see you at this summer's events!
An amazing crew from Hart Log Homes, LLC was at the Fort today. They got the demolition of the second floor of the Spy...
Posted by Historic Fort Wayne on Monday, April 15, 2024Monday, April 15, 2024 post by Historic Fort Wayne on Facebook:
An amazing crew from Hart Log Homes, LLC was at the Fort today. They got the demolition of the second floor of the Spy Run Blockhouse done, and a good start on rebuilding it! You can watch it take shape this week if you drive by the Old Fort.
The Blockhouse reconstruction is Phase 1 of a total Fort restoration project. There's a link in the comments so you can track our progress, and donate if you wish to help keep the Fort in Fort Wayne!
