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Heritage Trail

Central Downtown Trail

Explore the Heart of Fort Wayne

Walk where the history really happened when Fort Wayne was young.

  1. Stop 1: Anthony Wayne Statue
  2. Stop 2: Journal Gazette Building
  3. Stop 3: Transfer Corner
  4. Stop 4: Allen County Courthouse
  5. Stop 5: The Lincoln Tower
  6. Stop 6: Elektron Building
  7. Stop 7: Old City Hall / History Center
  8. Stop 8: Eliza “Mother” George marker
  9. Stop 9: McCulloch-Weatherhogg House / First Presbyterian Church
  10. Stop 10: Anthony Wayne’s fort
  11. Stop 11: Last two American forts
  12. Stop 12: Pirogue Landing
  13. Stop 13: Headwaters Park
  14. Stop 14: Lincoln Highway
  15. Stop 15: The Landing
  16. Stop 16: Canal House
  17. Stop 17: Wabash and Erie Canal
  18. Stop 18: Nickel Plate Railroad
  19. Stop 19: The Beginnings of Fort Wayne

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