Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts At the end of the Civil War in 1865, the system of fortications (now known as Fort Circle Parks) which surrounded the capital city, Washington DC, were dismantled. The lumber and...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria
Savage Frontier II
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following story is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 15 June, 1853: During a gathering of Lakotas and Cheyennes near Fort Laramie to receive their annual...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria History Fort Huachuca is a product of the Indian Wars of the 1870s and 1880s. In February 1877, Colonel August B. Kautz, commander of the Department of Arizona, ordered that a camp...
Back to Blood Trails Historical Markers for Anderson County Historical Markers for Cherokee County Sketch from the book, Taming Texas, by Stephen L. Moore Nacogdoches was a traditional entrance into Texas. The Spanish, and later the Mexican...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts Located in Echo, OR 1 mile S of I-84 at exit 188. Historic and scenic setting along Umatilla River. Utilla (1851-1855) was the first Indian agency for local tribes. It was located...
Back to Blood Trails Historical Markers for Leon County Historical Markers for Limestone County Fort Parker Historical Marker Daniel Parker Sr. Abram Anglin, survivor of Parker's Fort Massacre Marker Title: Fort Parker Address: Of FM 1245, in Fort...
Fort Halleck, Wyoming, was established in 186.2 to protect the Overland Trail Stage Line from continuing Indian problems. The site chosen in a gap on the north side of Elk Mountain at an elevation of about 7300 feet, was near a spring with plenty of...
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