Defiance, Ohio
| Defiance, Ohio | |
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| Motto: "A Great Place To Live" | |
 Location of Defiance, Ohio |
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 Location of Defiance in Defiance County |
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| Coordinates: 41°16′55″N 84°21′46″W / 41.28194°N 84.36278°WCoordinates: 41°16′55″N 84°21′46″W / 41.28194°N 84.36278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Defiance |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael McCann |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.13 sq mi (31.42 km2) |
| • Land | 11.62 sq mi (30.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2) |
| Elevation | 676 ft (206 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 16,494 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 16,838 |
| • Density | 1,419.4/sq mi (548.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 43512 |
| Area code(s) | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-21308 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1064519 |
| Website | City of Defiance Ohio |
Defiance is a city in and the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio, United States, about 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Toledo and 47 miles northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Ohio's northwestern corner. The population was 16,494 at the 2010 census.
The city contains the site of Fort Defiance, built by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in August 1794, during the Northwest Indian War, at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers. General Wayne surveyed the land and declared to General Scott, "I defy the English, Indians, and all the devils of hell to take it." This area became Fort Defiance. Today a pair of cannons outside the city library on the Maumee River overlook the confluence and mark the location of Fort Defiance, along with a mounded outline of the fort walls. The city was named after Fort Defiance.
From Fort Defiance, the U.S. forces moved northeast along the Maumee River to fight the decisive Battle of Fallen Timbers near the current town of Maumee, Ohio. This victory secured for the United States the Northwest Territory, now the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
Fort Winchester was built on the same spot during the War of 1812, but it was a larger fort that extended southward somewhat along the Auglaize River. Historical plaques in the sidewalks mark the full extent of Fort Winchester.
In 1822 Defiance was laid out as a town. In 1845 it was made the county seat of the newly created county, and in 1881 it became a city.
Defiance is located at 41°16′55″N 84°21′46″W / 41.28194°N 84.36278°W (41.281891, -84.362856).
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