Fort Amanda

Fort Amanda
Fort Amanda's obelisk in 2009
LocationState Route 198, Logan Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, U.S.
Nearest cityWapakoneta, Ohio
Coordinates40°40′50″N 84°16′04″W / 40.6805°N 84.2679°W / 40.6805; -84.2679
Built1812
NRHP reference No.70000484
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1970

Fort Amanda was a historic U.S. Army military supply depot located in Logan Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, on the west bank of the Auglaize River. Built during the War of 1812 on the order of William Henry Harrison, it was abandoned in 1815. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1970.

A granite obelisk was built in 1915 where the fort used to stand. The fort is named after Hannah Amanda, the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Pogue. Fort Amanda Memorial Park, which includes what used to be Fort Amanda, is managed by the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District and owned by Ohio History Connection. An Ohio Historical Marker was unveiled in 2000.

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