Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Following the French and Indian War (1756-1763) and the Treaty of Paris (1763), France turned over all of its North American colonies to England. Native Americans became...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Necessity U.S. Highway 40 11 miles east of Uniontown, PA History On January 1754, colonial Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia sent 22 year old Lt. Colonel George Washington...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Point State Historic Site c/o Bureau of Parks and Lands 106 Hogan Road Bangor, ME 04401 Phone: 207-941-4014 Picnic tables with a waterfront view, pier and floats for...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts After its capture in 1862, Nashville was developed by Union forces into the most fortified city in North America. A series of forts ringed the city, the largest and southernmost...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Fort Pulaski National Monument P.O. Box 30757 Savannah, GA 31410-0757 Phone: 912-786-5787 When completed in 1847 with its 25 million bricks and walls 7.5 feet thick, Fort Pulaski...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Fort New Salem Foundation, Inc. 1 KD Hurley Blvd. Salem, WV 26426 E-Mail [email protected] Fort New Salem is a representative frontier log house settlement of...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The Fort Randall Military Post, located on the south side of the river just below the present site of the dam, was named for colonel Daniel Randall, a career Army officer who also served as...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Niagara Youngstown, NY History The history of Old Fort Niagara spans more than 300 years. During the colonial wars in North America a fort at the mouth of the Niagara...
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