The Ohio Fort Where Soldiers Starved to Death (And Nobody Remembers It)

In 1778, the Continental Army drove deep into the Ohio wilderness and built a fort that most Americans have never heard of — and what happened there is one of the most dramatic untold stories of the Revolutionary War.** Fort Laurens was Ohio's only Revolutionary War fort, carved out of the frontier at a moment when the young nation was fighting for its survival. Soldiers endured brutal winters, starvation, and a siege by British forces and their Native American allies that pushed them to the absolute edge. Men died here. Men were buried here. And for nearly 250 years, their sacrifice has gone largely unremembered. In this episode of Curious History, we walk the full story of Fort Laurens — from the desperate strategic reasons it was built, to the harrowing siege that nearly destroyed it, to the archaeological discoveries still being made on the site today. This is Ohio history that belongs in every American history book. --- What's inside: The military strategy behind building a fort in the Ohio wilderness The siege by British forces and Simon Girty's role on the frontier How the fort's defenders fooled the British and survived against the odds The Tomb of the Unknown Patriot and what the site looks like today Plans for the future of this remarkable piece of American history --- Curious History explores the forgotten, the overlooked, and the unexplained across Ohio and beyond. "So, if you're Curious...Let's take a walk thru History!" --- 📍 Fort Laurens State Memorial | Bolivar, Ohio 00:00 Welcome to Fort Laurens 03:55 Why Build a Fort in Ohio? 06:24 How the Fort Was Built 08:27 The Plan to Attack Fort Detroit 10:52 Modern Day Archaeological Dig of the Site 11:51 The Dangers of the Frontier 13:06 Simon Girty 14:20 British Forces Attack 15:18 The Siege 18:32 Fooling the British and the End of the Siege 19:52 The Rescue of the Fort's Survivors 20:50 How the Fort Kept the British from Taking Fort Niagara 21:30 The Tomb of the Unknown Patriot 22:20 Plans for the Fort #OhioHistory #RevolutionaryWar #FortLaurens #CuriousHistory #OhioParanormal #AmericanHistory #Ohio #SimonGirty #FrontierHistory #America250 Join us on Patreon   / curioushistory   Visit our Merchandise Shop https://curious-history-shop.fourthwa... All our Social Media https://linktr.ee/curioushistory Buy us a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CuriousH...