On Saturday, June 22, there is a program for the Ft. Laurens Speaker Series at the museum beginning at 11:00 am.

Titled:  ” FORT LAURENS – When the Historic Records and Archaeology Come Together”…

For more information on the Fort Laurens Speaker Series, you can click on the link below:

https://www.fortlaurensmuseum.org/events.html

The topic is about identifying the graves found at Ft. Laurens with historic events that took place there.

Doug Angeloni is the speaker.

Note, as of 6/14/2024, this program was not included on the original Ft Laurens Speaker Series. 

This may be of interest to some of your chapter members, particularly those living in eastern Ohio.

Information about Fort Laurens:

Fort Laurens was built as a strategic location for staging an attack on the British at Fort Detroit during the American Revolution. From November 1778 to August 1779, there were many twists and turns to the story of Fort Laurens. Twenty one soldiers perished before the fort was abandoned.

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​Today’s visitors can walk the grounds and see the fort’s original outline. A small museum pays tribute to the “frontier soldier” through video and artifacts excavated onsite. Memorializing all unknown casualties of the Revolution, Fort Laurens’ Tomb of the Unknown Patriot is the final resting place of one of the fort’s  soldiers who are unable to be identified.​

The Ohio Sons of the American Revolution has a vested interest in the progress being made on making improvements to the Fort Laurens site.

Suggest you call or email prior to visiting for general admission to make sure someone will be on site when you are planning to visit.

Hours – by month (May through October)

Location:

Telephone
330-874-2059
330-874-3011

Email
fortlaurens@gmail.com
​11067 Fort Laurens Rd.
Bolivar, Ohio 44697