Fort Laurens

For the British colonial Fort Lawrence, see Fort Lawrence (Nova Scotia).

Fort Laurens
Southwest bastion outlined on the ground at the site of the fort
LocationLawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Nearest cityBolivar, Ohio
Coordinates40°38′20″N 81°27′22″W / 40.63889°N 81.45611°W / 40.63889; -81.45611
Built1778
NRHP reference No.70000518
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1970

Fort Laurens was the only fortification built within the current boundaries of Ohio during the American Revolutionary War. It was constructed in the fall of 1778 on the Tuscarawas River near what is now Bolivar, Ohio. Fort Laurens was besieged by Indigenous and British forces for several weeks in the winter of 1779. The fort was ordered abandoned in August 1779. The site is now owned by the Ohio History Connection. None of the original fort remains above ground.

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