THE GROUNDS & VARIOUS BUILDINGS

FORT WAYNE COVERS ALMOST 90 ACRES. THERE ARE MANY BUILDINGS ON THE PROPERTY INCLUDING A ROW OF HOMES CALLED "OFFICERS ROW" WHERE OFFICERS HAD THEIR QUARTERS. THERE IS ALSO "NCO ROW" WHERE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS STAYED. THE FORT ALSO HAD A HOSPITAL, THEATER, AND VARIOUS OTHER BUILDINGS-MOST OF WHICH STILL STAND TODAY. SOME ARE USED AS STORAGE FOR ARTIFACTS FROM THE CITY OF DETROIT, SUCH AS STATUARY. ONE BUILDING EVEN HOLDS THE FIRST WOODEN HYDROPLANE BOAT TO RACE ON THE DETROIT RIVER. THIS FORT HAS MANY HIDDEN TREASURES WITHIN IT!

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THIS PHOTO SHOWS KEITH POINTING OUT ONE OF MANY PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN OF THE FORT OVER THE YEARS. THERE WAS A MUSEUM IN THE BARRACKS BUILDING FOR A BRIEF PERIOD, AND THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS A REMNANT OF THOSE DAYS.

THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE REMAINS OF AN OLD CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINE USED IN WWII DAYS BY THE SERVICEMEN STATIONED AT THE FORT-TAKEN BY LON.

THIS PHOTO SHOWS NCO ROW-TAKEN BY LON.

THIS PHOTO SHOWS ONE BUILDING WHICH WAS USED IN THE PAST AS A SCHOOL FOR AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDREN. NOTICE THE TOTEM POLE IN THE FOREGROUND. TAKEN BY CINDY

A NICE SHOT OF ONE OF THE PARADE GROUNDS-TAKEN BY PAM

A NICE ORB CAPTURED IN THE OFFICER'S ROW AREA. TAKEN BY PAM

A NICE BLUE ORB CAPTURED BY FIONA ON THE FORT GROUNDS.