Fort Wayne at Detroit, Michigan

    In the summer of 2003 the GHTI hosted its first event at Historic Ft. Wayne, just across the Detroit River from Windsor, Ontario.  Ft. Wayne was built from 1841–1851 in response to a growing uneasiness between British Canadians and the crown.  Though never armed, the Fort was used as training camps and embarkation points for US Soldiers from the Mexican War to Vietnam.  During the Second World War the fort was the main Army mechanical depot.
   
    Sadly, over the years, the fort has fallen into disrepair and neglect.  Part of the scenario of the GHTI hosted event was the reconstruction and preservation of the powder magazines within the star portion of the fort.  Included below are not only photographs of the event, but also of the construction project and other areas of the fort.

    For more information on how you can help Ft. Wayne go to http://www.historicfortwaynecoalition.com/

The enlisted men’s barracks inside the star fort.	One of the oldest military infirmaries in the US.   It was slated for demolition in 2005.
Construction of the casemate cover underway.	The casemate entrance nearly complete.
Members of the GHTI in front of the interior entrance to the main salley port.  The heavy wooden doors  are carved with the initials of soldiers from  the 1840's to the 1960's.	The World War Two era pedestrian entrance to  the star fort, now in disrepair.

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