Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Picture courtesy of Phil Payette at American Forts Network. Fort Washington 13551 Fort Washington Road Fort Washington, MD 20744 Phone: 301-763-4600 History Picturesque Fort...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania—this is the bloodiest landscape in North America. No place more vividly reflects the Civil War’s tragic...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The dramatic story of Indian fights and endless patrols, as well as fort construction and camp life, is preserved at the Oklahoma Historical Society's Fort Washita, located near Madill...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Fort Watauga, which had been built near Sycamore Shoals, became a refuge for the settlers in the summer of 1776. Dragging Canoe returned home after the Sycamore Shoals Treaty (or...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Wind River Indian Reservation 1869 - 1909 Built to protect the reservation created for the friendly Shoshonis in 1868. It also guarded nearby mining settlements. It was originally located in...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Located off I-95, and Hwy's. 301/15 on Secondary Road 803 - 9 miles SW of Summerton - the Fort Watson location was originally the substructure base for an Indian temple dating back...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria The Fort Wingate Army Depot sits among the red rocks located 7 miles east of Gallup along U.S. Interstate 40, next to the reservations of the Navajo Nation and the Zuni Pueblo Tribe in New...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Wayne 6325 West Jefferson Detroit, MI 48209 Located at the foot of Livernois Avenue. Fort Wayne is located at the foot of Livernois Avenue, fronting on the Detroit...
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