Talk:Fort Defiance (Wisconsin)

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"The fort stood on the hill about 300 yards east of here and was enclosed by a sharply pointed palisade of heavy timbers set face to face, creating an almost impenetrable wall except for the musket loop-holes. Measuring 80 feet wide by 120 feet long and 18 feet high."

This sentence lacks appropriate context; east of where? Where is this place? IvoShandor 03:56, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Location[edit]

Stone marker to left of state marker is the benchmark. Marker is located on WI SR 23 which runs approximatly North and South near marker. Fort Defiance road runs East West and is 1/4 mile North of marker photo is looking N-E text is copy from state markerRattis irrittis 15:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]