#learning that william henry harrison was also a whiskey distiller at one point

[clove-pinks]

I'm so obsessed with Fort Meigs, and I wonder how many of my mutuals know how it's pronounced.

It's "Meggs" (written phonetically), rhymes with legs. That's how (most) War of 1812 historians and enthusiasts say it, and that's how the locals pronounce it. I remember one video from a Kentucky historical society pronounced it like "Miggs," but maybe that's the Kentucky accent.

Head Quarters Camp Meigs April 22nd 1813

Genl Orders

The Guards will in future when relieved be conducted to the outside of the Camp and under the direction of the Officer of the day will discharge the loads in their Guns at a Mark— The best shot will receive a quart of whiskey the second best a pint upon the Order of the Officer of the day—

— Orderly Book of Cushing's Company, Fort Meigs (Ed. by Harlow Lindsey, The Ohio Historical Society)