Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Fort McPherson 2 miles south of I-80 Exit 190 Maxwell, Nebraska Phone: 308 582-4433 History Established on September 27, 1863, Fort McPherson provided protection for traders and trappers in...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts At the end of the Civil War in 1865, the system of fortications (now known as Fort Circle Parks) which surrounded the capital city, Washington DC, were dismantled. The lumber and...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Meigs 29100 West River Road Perrysburg, OH 43552 Phone: 419-874-4121 or 800-283-8916 (toll free) Site Manager: Larry Nelson William Henry Harrison built Fort Meigs on the...
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 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 Southern Early American Forts Castillo de San Marcos NM 1 South Castillo Drive St. Augustine, FL 32084 Visitor Information Phone: 904-829-6506 Fax 904-823-9388 Location The Castillo de San Marcos National...
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...
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