Fort Wayne Indiana Iroquois Earthen Fortification 800 A.D.

The earthen walls of Fort Wayne's first fort constructed by the Iroquois Indians about 800 A.D. can still be found along the St. Joseph River in Allen County, Indiana. The fort was horseshoe shaped with the walls 200 feet apart at the River.  Downstream from the Iroquois fort was a burial mound visible from the Purdue campus. Much of it was destroyed by IPFW archaeologist before their school was eliminated for their crimes of stealing skeletons at the Strawtown, Indiana earthwork www.nephilimgiants.net : Burial Mound in Fort Wayne, Indiana on the St. Joseph River

The curved wall that connected the two parallel walls was the largest of the earthen walls. This little-known site is not recognized as a historic destination. 

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