I saw an article in the Detroit News about the historic Fort Wayne in that city, but was unable to read it. I knew there was a Fort Detroit there which played a huge role in the War of 1812, so decided to turn to good ol' Wikipedia for some background on it.
From Wikipedia.
Fort Wayne is located in downtown Detroit on the Detroit River. The original limestone barracks still stands as does the 1845 fort.
Fort Wayne is Detroit's third fort.
The first was Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit built be the French in 1701 near the current day Hart Plaza. This fort was manned by the French until they surrendered to the British in 1760 during the French and Indian War.
The British constructed the second fort, Fort Lernoult a few years later about where Fort and Shelby streets come together today. They manned the fort until 1796 when the United States assumed the site and renamed it Fort Shelby.
Following the end of the War of 1812, Fort Shelby fell into disrepair and in 1826, the City of Detroit purchased and demolished it.
--Brock-Perry
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