In the 1820s a general store and a grist mill were established near this site, where the Scioto-Sandusky Indian trail neared the Sandusky River. The settlement was first known as McNutt's, later as Swope's Corners. The village of Fort Seneca was surveyed January 14, 1836, and its name was derived from Gen. Harrison's War of 1812 fort, which was located a few miles downstream.