Defiance, Ohio
Defiance is the county seat of Defiance County with a population of 17,155 as of 2021. It is located at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers, about 55 miles southwest of Toledo. Defiance has a rich history and was the site of Fort Defiance, a military outpost built by General Anthony Wayne in 1794 during the Northwest Indian War. Some of the places of interest in Defiance include Old Fort Defiance Park, The Andrew L. Tuttle Memorial Museum, Auglaize Village, Independence Dam State Park, and 4KD Crick Brewery. The largest employers in Defiance are General Motors Corp., Johns Manville, Parker-Hannifin, MEC, APT Manufacturing Solutions, and Recovery Services of Northwest Ohio .