Defiance - city in and the county seat of Defiance County, Ohio, United States

Defiance is a city of 17,000 people (2019) and the seat of Defiance county in Northwest Ohio.

Understand

Fort Defiance was built by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in August 1794, during the Northwest Indian War. 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.

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.

Defiance was built in 1822 around the site of the War of 1812 fort.

Get in

The city sits about 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Toledo and 47 miles (76 km) northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Ohio's northwestern corner.

By car

US24 passes through Defiance from southwest to northeast.

By plane

• Defiance Memorial Airport (IATA: DFI), 41.3375°, -84.4289°. A General aviation airport. 2019-10-02

Get around

See

• A total solar eclipse on Monday 8 April 2024 starts at 3:11PM local time and lasts 2 min. The chances of a clear sky are 35%. The track of totality is northeast from Mexico and Texas to Ohio, then along the Canada–New England border.
• Dey Road Bridge, 41.2903°, -84.3856°. A vintage iron truss bridge. Closed to motor traffic, but pedestrians are permitted to cross. 2019-10-02
• Old Fort Defiance Park, 41.2875°, -84.356944°. A park at the site of the old Fort Defiance. 2019-10-02

Do

• Kingsbury Park & Pool, 102 Auglaize St, 41.2864°, -84.3550°. A park along the Maumee river with a baseball diamond and a modern swimming pool complex. Free (pool is $3) 2019-10-02
• Independence Dam State Park, 41.2939°, -84.2825°. 2019-10-02

Buy

Eat

• Sweetwater Chophouse, 211 Carpenter Rd (Eagle Rock Golf Club), 41.2926°, -84.3415°, +1-419-785-4434. Su M 11AM-9AM, Tu-Sa 11AM-10PM. 2019-10-02

Drink

• Jersey's Game Day Grill, 1995 N Clinton, 41.31142°, -84.35964°, +1-419-956-0925, info@jerseysgamedaygrill.com. M-Th 11AM-11PM, F Sa 11AM-midnight, Su 11AM-10PM. Sports bar 2019-10-02

Sleep

• Holiday Inn Express, 1148 Hotel Dr, 41.3109°, -84.3629°, +1-419-784-0782, gm.dfioh@wmhiexpress.com. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Includes complementary breakfast and Wi-Fi. $125 2019-10-02
• Hampton Inn, 1037 Hotel Dr, 41.30920°, -84.36394°, +1-419-784-1515. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Complementary breakfast, Wi-Fi and indoor pool. $150 2019-10-02

Connect

• Defiance Public Library, 320 Fort St, 41.2878°, -84.3586°, +1-419-782-1456. Free 2019-10-02
• Defiance Post Office, 41.2864°, -84.3603°. 2019-10-02

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