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– Rudyard Kipling

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Independence Day 1813

July 4 @ 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join us this July 4th, 2024 for our largest artillery demonstration of the year! Our historic interpreters are recreating the 18 shot National Salute that soldiers fired here on Independence Day in 1813. The site will be open from 12 p.m.-5 p.m. The 18 Gun Salute takes place at 2:00 p.m.

Fort Meigs Historic Site

29100 West River Road
Perrysburg, OH 43551 United States