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INVESTIGATION REPORT

HISTORIC FORT WAYNE

DETROIT, MI

NOVEMBER, 2006     # OF INVESTIGATORS= 13

WEATHER= COOL, CLOUDY, 40F     MOON PHASE= NEW

THIS FORT-A RARE AND SACRED GEM IN DETROIT'S HISTORY-WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1843 & 1849 TO GUARD AGAINST THREATS BY BRITISH CANADA. DETROIT WAS THE CAPITOL OF MICHIGAN UNTIL 1868. THE FORT SITS ON ALMOST 90 ACRES ALONG THE DETROIT RIVER AT THE FOOT OF LIVERNOIS AVE. THE FORT WAS NEVER USED IN BATTLE. HOWEVER, IT DID PLAY IMPORTANT ROLES AS A TRAINING & RECRUITMENT CENTER IN THE CIVIL WAR, WWI, WWII, & THE VIETNAM WAR. IT IS CONSTRUCTED IN A SPANISH STYLE STAR SHAPE. ABOUT 1500 SOLDIERS DIED AT THE SITE, MOSTLY FROM SICKNESS. THREE WERE HANGED HERE FOR MURDER & RAPE. THERE ARE 3 INDIAN MOUNDS ON THE GROUNDS. MANY BUILDINGS HOUSE ARTIFACTS FROM DETROIT'S HISTORY. THE FIRST EVER SILENT FILM SHOWN IN DETROIT WAS AT THE THEATRE ON FORT PROPERTY.

THE HAUNTED HISTORY OF THE FORT IS VERY INTERESTING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SIGHTINGS OF APPARITIONS. FOOTSTEPS AND VOICES HAVE BEEN HEARD WHEN NO ONE WAS AROUND. ITEMS HAVE BEEN MOVED AS WELL, INCLUDING A FLAG BEING HUNG IN THE BARRACKS BUILDING ABOVE ONE OF THE FIREPLACES. MOST OF THE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY SEEMS TO TAKE PLACE AT 1:20 AM. NO REASON IS YET KNOWN AS TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PARTICULAR TIME.

I TRULY RECOMMEND VISITING THIS HISTORIC FORT. MANY ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE HERE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. I ALSO SUGGEST JOINING THE COALITION EFFORT TO HELP RESTORE THIS VALUABLE & RARE PIECE OF MICHIGAN'S HISTORY. PLEASE SEE THE LINKS PAGE LISTED BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION.

 THE MICHIGAN GHOST WATCHERS WISH TO THANK THE STAFF & VOLUNTEERS OF HISTORIC FORT WAYNE FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY AND THE PRIVILEGE OF EXPLORING THIS WONDERFUL PLACE! WE ESPECIALLY WISH TO THANK SHAWN, RIC, TOM, & CHRIS, WHO SHARED THEIR IMMENSE AMOUNT OF EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCES, & KNOWLEDGE WITH US.

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