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This view is old Fort Defiance, the site and earthworks where "Mad Anthony" Wayne in 1794 once stood and said of the fort, "I defy the English, the Indians, and all the devils in hell to take it." Thus was the city of Defiance, the birthplace of Pontiac, named. This area includes picnic grounds, swimming pool, and playground at Kingsbury Park. Just east of Defiance is Independence State Park, a favorite site for picnics. Other attractions within the 400 acre state park are fine bass fishing and one of the few perfectly preserved canal locks in Ohio.
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FORT DEFIANCE, Defiance, Ohio.
This view is old Fort Defiance, the site and earthworks where "Mad Anthony" Wayne in 1794 once stood and said of the fort, "I defy the English, the Indians, and all the devils in hell to take it." Thus was the city of Defiance, the birthplace of Pontiac, named. This area includes picnic grounds, swimming pool, and playground at Kingsbury Park. Just east of Defiance is Independence State Park, a favorite site for picnics. Other attractions within the 400 acre state park are fine bass fishing and one of the few perfectly preserved canal locks in Ohio.
Photographer: Arnold Eagle (Hungarian-American, 1909–1992)
American
Medium/Technique
Photochrome on card stock.
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.12043
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Used. SOHIO 11
Kodachrome by Arnold Eagle.
"Let's Explore Ohio" scenic post cards are available only through Standard Oil stations and dealers. Free.
Kodachrome by Arnold Eagle.
"Let's Explore Ohio" scenic post cards are available only through Standard Oil stations and dealers. Free.
Marks
Canceled. Sent 1951 from Vickery, OH to Galion, OH.
InscriptionsYes
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)