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The American Fort was built in July 1795 on a bluff a few blocks east of the French and British forts, behind the current Soldiers and Sailors Home, by a detail of General Anthony Wayne's soldiers commanded by Captain Bissel. The fort was a large stockade with at least three blockhouses. Although it was never attacked, it was crucial to the safety of Erie's first settlers. It was also the final resting place of General Wayne, who died and was buried there in 1796. A replica of the blockhouse where he died was erected by the State in 1880.
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Erie, Pennsylvania · United States
