Part of our series exploring the forts of Southern Early America Fort Nelson, built in 1781 by Richard Chenoweth, was the second on-shore fort on the Ohio River in the area of what is now downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Fort-on-Shore, the downriver...
Robertson County, Texas Historical Markers for Robertson County Fort Sullivan Historical Marker Marker Title: Fort Sullivan City: Port Sullivan County: Milam Year Marker Erected: 1936 Marker Location: off FM 485 / CR 260, 1 mi. to CR 259 approx. 1.3...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts At the start of the Creek Civil War, settlers north of Mobile, particularly mixed-blood Creeks from the lower towns, began to take refuge with the American settlers in the stockades...
Falls County, Texas Fort Milam Historical Markers for Falls County Historical Markers for Limestone County Fort Milam Historical Marker Marker Title: Fort Milam City: Marlin County: Falls Marker Location: From Marlin, take FM 712 about 4 mi. SW to...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Photo of barracks taken by Charles M. Robinson, III from the book, Frontier Forts of Texas. As you drive up the overpass on Washington Street heading west toward Laredo Community...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort Martin Scott, three miles southeast of present day Fredericksburg on US 290 Fort Martin Scott was established by the U.S. Army on December 5, 1848, The post, really more a...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts The last surviving blockhouse of Fort Morrow (locally known as Fort Marr), a removal era military post built on the old Federal Road near the Conasauga River, now stands on the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria (1846 - 1867, 1875 - 1894), Santa Fe, New Mexico This was the first American fort built in this state. It was built with adobe, had a dry-moat, and mounted 13 cannons. In the 1850's most...
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