{"id":40979,"date":"2023-07-14T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=40979"},"modified":"2023-07-10T12:12:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T16:12:23","slug":"trading-post-on-the-northwest-frontier-at-the-old-fort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/trading-post-on-the-northwest-frontier-at-the-old-fort\/","title":{"rendered":"Trading Post on the Northwest Frontier at The Old Fort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Old-Fort.jpeg?w=450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40980\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Old-Fort.jpeg?w=666&amp;ssl=1 666w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Old-Fort.jpeg?resize=560%2C373&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Old-Fort.jpeg?resize=260%2C173&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Old-Fort.jpeg?resize=160%2C107&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Old Fort, 1201 Spy Run Avenue will be presenting Trading Post on the Northwest Frontier on Saturday, July 22, 10:00 am \u2013 5:00 pm &amp; Sunday, July 23, 10:00 am \u2013 4:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission:&nbsp; Freewill donation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The East coast was in open revolt in the late 1770s. But what was happening on the frontier?&nbsp; Take a trip to a trading post in what was called the \u201cNorthwest Territory\u201d at the time.&nbsp; Witness what it was like to live in a post garrisoned by troops of the Continental army.&nbsp; Interact with civilians and merchants as they trade their wares, while the garrison keeps a close eye out for the British. Demonstrations will include military and civilian life, period cooking, artisans, and weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the website: oldfortwayne.org, facebook.com\/HistoricFortWayne, or call (260)437-2836 for schedule updates and information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Please note: The bridge on Spy Run Avenue is undergoing construction and is often down to one lane. Expect traffic delays when visiting the Old Fort.&nbsp; Please use extreme caution when crossing Spy Run Avenue to access the fort.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Old Fort, 1201 Spy Run Avenue will be presenting Trading Post on the Northwest Frontier on Saturday, July 22,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":40980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1464],"tags":[19443,2351,19442,17703,19085,19444],"class_list":["post-40979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-history-community","tag-continental-army","tag-fort-wayne","tag-northwest-territory","tag-spy-run-ave","tag-the-old-fort","tag-trading-post-on-northwest-frontier"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/The-Old-Fort.jpeg?fit=666%2C444&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YQd9-aEX","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-28 08:04:48","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40979"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40981,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40979\/revisions\/40981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}