Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Fort Morris State Historic Site Rte 1, Box 236 Midway, GA 31320 Phone: 912-884-5999 The Fort Morris site was originally a Guale Indian village, closely tied to the settlements and...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort Phantom Hill: Ten miles north of present day Abilene Photo courtesy of Sergio Piumatti This fort was established on Nov. 14, 1851 as a unit in a chain of forts from the Red River to...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria & the Southern Early American Forts The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas To visit the missions in San Antonio, click here. Visit the Presidio La Bahia in Goliad. Picture of the Alamo by...
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...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Thanks to Pete Payette at American Forts Network for the above picture. Fort McClary State Historic Site 28 Oldsfields Road S. Berwick, ME 03908 Park Season Phone: 207-384...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America One of the nation's most famous forts, Fort McHenry was named to honor James McHenry, a citizen of Baltimore who became US Secretary of War in 1798. Fort Whetstone, an...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort McKavett: Seventeen miles west of present day Menard Fort McKavett P.O. Box 867 Fort McKavett, TX 76841 Phone: 915-396-2358 Open Daily 8–5 Points of Interest Currently...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Lesley J. McNair, located at the point of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers in Washington, D.C. has been an Army post for 200 years, second only to West Point in length of...
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