Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America The site is located along River Road, two blocks south of U.S. Route 24, otherwise known as "The Anthony Wayne Parkway" in Maumee, Ohio. Phone: (419) 897-7150 Email:...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria (1846 - 1867, 1875 - 1894), Santa Fe, New Mexico This was the first American fort built in this state. It was built with adobe, had a dry-moat, and mounted 13 cannons. In the 1850's most...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts The War of 1812 demonstrated the weakness of existing coastal defenses and prompted the United States government into beginning construction on an improved chain of coastal...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Michilimackinac (pronounced Mish-i-li-mack-i-naw) was a strategically located fortified trading post. The fort, established in approximately 1715, was not built primarily...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts The last surviving blockhouse of Fort Morrow (locally known as Fort Marr), a removal era military post built on the old Federal Road near the Conasauga River, now stands on the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort History In 1808, Fort Madison, the first United States military post on the upper Mississippi River, was established in what is now the State of Iowa. In part, the fort...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Mifflin Fort Mifflin Road Philadelphia, PA 19153 Phone: 215-685-4167 - Main Office & Information Fax: 215-685-4166 The British started to build this historic fort in...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort Martin Scott, three miles southeast of present day Fredericksburg on US 290 Fort Martin Scott was established by the U.S. Army on December 5, 1848, The post, really more a...
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