Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria Late 1800s picture at Fort Yuma First established on November 27, 1850, it was originally located in the bottoms near the Colorado River, less than a mile below the mouth of the Gila. In...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Weed/Wadsworth East end of Bay Street, near Verrazano Bridge New York Phone: 718-354-4500 History Fort Weed, now part of Fort Wadsworth, was begun in 1841 on the Staten...
Parker County, Texas About 1863, James Franklin, son of Hiram Franklin, who lived about four or five miles west of Weatherford, had been out in search of the cows, and suddenly came upon approximately nine savages. They lodged an arrow so deeply...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Location Old Fort Western is located at 16 Cony Street on the East bank of the historic Kennebec River in Augusta, Maine. Once in Augusta, follow the signs to Downtown, River...
Montague County, Texas These two boys, about twelve years of age, were herding cattle just after noon, near their home in Montague County, when some Indians ran up and roped them. This occurred about twenty miles southeast of Montague, and the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria Enlisted Men's Barracks Fort Stockton, constructed of adobe and named for Robert Field Stockton, was established by the United States Army on March 23, 1859, at Comanche Springs, which was...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts History Fort Vancouver was the administrative headquarters and main supply depot for the Hudson's Bay Company's fur trading operations in the immense Columbia Department. Under the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria & the forts of Comancheria Wallen Fight 3 miles east of Fort Sumner on Hwy. 60/84 and 3 1/2 miles south of Hwy. 60 on Billy the Kid Road Fort Sumner, NM 88119 Phone: 505-355-2573 P.O. Box...
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