Allen County, Indiana Genealogy

1. 1888 - Fort Wayne As It Stood in 1794

   Article from Aug 16, 1888 The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1888, 1794 fort wayne, Old fort park, J. bush

   1888 - Fort Wayne As It Stood in 1794 The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thursday, August 16, 1888, Page 1.

   Image is from the front page article shown below:

   1888 - Maumee Valley - Anthony Wayne Park - Five Thousand People - I. Bush 1794 Old Fort

   Article from Aug 16, 1888 The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1888, Old fort park, Maumee valley, 1794 fort wayne

   1888 - Maumee Valley - Anthony Wayne Park - Five Thousand People - I. Bush 1794 Old Fort The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thursday, August 16, 1888, Page 1.

   THE PROCESSION.

   Shortly after nine o'clock in the morning the procession started from the Wayne hotel for the site of the Old Fort. It was formed in the following order:
   Chief of Police, Diehl, with a platoon of policemen.
   City Band,
   Fort Wayne Rifles.
   Zollinger Battery--in three sections.
   Soldiers and Veterans.
   Our Distinguished Guests in Carriages.
   Old Settlers and Citizens.

   When the procession came to the Old Fort the staff-flag was unfurled and saluted by the Riverside Bugle corps, and by a presidential salute of twenty-one guns from the battery, fired under the direction of Captain Eastwood; the dipping of colors being manipulated by Kit Carson. A miniature representation of the Old Fort as it stood in 1794, constructed some years ago, by an old citizen of Fort Wayne, named I. Bush, who died some years since, had been brought out from the shelter in which he had stored it, and set up so as to enclose the flag-staff on the site where the old fort stood. It is very neatly designed and served as nothing else could, to give a realistic conception of the defensive work within which our soldiers and pioneers found shelter these early times.

2. A photo posted April 16, 2024 on True Fort Wayne Indiana History on Facebook
3. ACPL photos references an 1895 article with the 1852 old fort photo.

Fort Wayne's Indiana Centennial Celebration Pageant - Glorious Gate of the West Photo postcard taken June 4, 1916 by Parrot Studio of Fort Wayne's Indiana Centennial Celebration Pageant entitled Glorious Gate of the West. At History Center Digital Collection on the mDON mastodon Digital Object Network.

Fort Wayne's Centennial Celebration Trade Card Description: Photograph of a trade card issued by Thieme Brothers, Tailors, during Fort Wayne's Centennial Celebration. In the History Center Digital Collection on the mDON mastodon Digital Object Network.

Fort Wayne's Centennial Celebration Souvenir, Creator Schanz, F., Description A photograph souvenir taken by F. Schanz of an 1816 Fort Wayne distributed during Fort Wayne's Centennial Celebration in 1895. In the History Center Digital Collection on the mDON mastodon Digital Object Network.

The same image was posted in a October 15, 1895 newspaper article.

1895 - The Old Fort - viewed from southeast angle - Fort Wayne Centennial

Article from Oct 15, 1895 The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1895, Fort wayne centennial, Old fort

1895 - The Old Fort - viewed from southeast angle - Fort Wayne Centennial The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Tuesday, October 15, 1895, Page 4

 

1912 - Anthony Wayne's Stockaded Fort - daguerreotype Mrs. E. Bash - Lucian Stapleford Old Fort

Article from Mar 17, 1912 The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1912, Fort wayne, Indiana, Old fort, Daguerreotype

1912 - Anthony Wayne's Stockaded Fort - daguerreotype Mrs. E. Bash - Lucian Stapleford Old Fort The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sunday, March 17, 1912, Page 1.

Caption: Built upon the bluff overlooking the junction of the three rivers in 1796. From Daguerotype furnished by Mrs. E. K. Bush. An interesting story of the Old Fort, written by Lucien Stapleford, will be found on Page 10, 4th Section.

1912 - Lucien P. Stapleford Writes of Early Days in the Old Fort

Article from Mar 17, 1912 The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1912, Fort wayne, Indiana, Lucien p. stapleford, Old fort

1912 - Lucien P. Stapleford Writes of Early Days in the Old Fort The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sunday, March 17, 1912, Page 10A.

In the article she regrets not finding Chief Little Turtle's grave that was located and announced a few months later on July 4, 1912.

In his book, "Pictorial History of Fort Wayne," Bert Griswold quoted Mrs. Adam Link, who owned the daguerreotype in 1917, and cited her account of the picture.

 

On page 533 in CHAPTER XL VI— 1895-1899. Centennial Celebration of the Building of Wayne 's Fort — The Fifth Courthouse — The First Automobile in the The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River Volume 1 by Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs, Publication date: 1917 on Archive.org: A large exhibit of historic mementos, including the camp bed of General Wayne, was shown, and a model of the old fort, made under the direction of Isaac Bush, was a center of interest. Shown on page 556 below.

Page 556 Old Fort Wayne Drawn After the Model of Isaac Bush in the The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River Volume 1 by Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs, Publication date: 1917 on Archive.org.

OLD FORT WAYNE DRAWN AFTER THE MODEL OF ISAAC BUSH
This view is a pen drawing of old Fort Wayne in the latter days of its existence, prepared from infornation gathered by the late Iaac Bush. Mr. Bush, as a boy, lived in one of the last remaining buildings of the old fort. Increasing interest in the historic structure grew with the passage of the years, and he gathered all available information from those who remembered the architectural form of the buildings which were standing in the early thirties when the construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal necessitated the removal of a portion of the fort. This knowledge Mr. Bush put into definite form in the building of a model of the fort about the year 1870. At that time he engaged the services of Frank Kincaid, a carpenter, and the latter constructed the model after the plans as prepared by Mr. Bush. I remember this model very well, says Mrs. E. K. Bush, daughter-in-law of Isaac Bush. It was about twenty feet square and hundreds of people came to see it when it was placed on exhibition near the Baker homestead on Delaware Avenue. The model was preserved for many years and formed an interesting part of he exhibition at the Centennial celebration of 1895. I don't know what came of it. Four photographic views of the model were made. One of the original negatives is the property of the Parrot studio. The view which was used for reference in making the above drawing was loaned by Mrs. Martha B. Hanna.

PARROT STUDIO AND ART STORE, FORT WAYNE IN: POSTCARD OF INTERIOR SHOWING PICTURES DISPLAYED ON WALLS, CABINETS. EXTENSIVE CAPTION GIVING HISTORY OF EARLIER ART STORES IN FORT WAYNE in the Allen County Public Library Digital Collections at the Allen County Public Library.