Fort Wayne, Indiana

indiana.htm"--> Fort Wayne is a the county seat of Allen County in Indiana. It covers 110.5 sq mi (286.19 sq mi) and has a population of 254,000. It is the second most populous city in Indiana after the capital, Indianapolis. Fort Wayne is in the Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 415,000. The city observes the Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) and in summer the Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).

Fort Wayne is quite flat. It is located at an average elevation of 247 m (810 ft). On the western part of the city is the Tipton Till Plain while on the east is the former Black Swamp, an area of marshland that has now been converted into farmland.

St Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Fort Wayne experiences a humid continental climate. The warmest month is July, with average high temperature of 84°F (28.9°C). Coldest month is January, when the average low temperature drops to 16°F (-8.9°C). June is the wettest month with 4.04 in (102.6 mm) of precipitation.

The area around Fort Wayne was first inhabited by Native Americans of the Miami nation in the mid 17th century, when the settlement of Kekionga was established. Around that time, French Catholic missionaries were making inroads through the area. In 1696, a French military installation called Fort Miamis was placed there. This was replaced by Fort St. Philippe des Miamis in 1721. The defeat of the French in the French and Indian War brought the Kekionga area under British control in 1760, and the fort was renamed Fort Miami. In 1794, US forces defeated the Miami tribe and captured the area. Then the United States built Fort Wayne, at the confluence of the St Joseph River, St Marys River and Maumee River. The town was incorporated in 1829.

St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne
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An influx of European immigrants - mainly Germans and Irish and later Poles - swelled the population of Fort Wayne. The city began to develop and industrialize at the turn of the 20th century. Among the industries at Fort Waye include the manufacture of automobile parts.

Today Fort Wayne is a modern city and manufacturing base for a number of major corporations such as General Electric and Westinghouse.

House at St Peter's Square Historic District, Fort Wayne
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Visiting Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne is on Interstate 69, with Interstate 469 being a ring road around the city. The Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) receives flights from Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Atlanta, Cincinnati, among others.

Places of Interest in Fort Wayne, Indiana

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