Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Fort Crockett, named after David Crockett, was a United States military reservation on Galveston Island. It was built in 1897 for coast artillery training and harbor defense. Its...
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. In the dense growth of shrubs and vines covering much of the park's 330 acres, remnants of Odiorne's...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria Captain Valentine Dresher halted his Company B, 1st Infantry, California Volunteers, at Cooke's Spring, New Mexico, on October 2, 1863. Their march had been easterly from Fort West. The...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Old Fort Dearborn 1803 It was not until 1803 that the War Department ordered the construction of a fort at the mouth of the river. Troops arrived in the area on August 17 and...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The following story is from the book, Charles Goodnight, Cowman and Plainsman, by J. Evetts Haley. With the Confederacy too busy to defend the frontier, the Legislature saw that more...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Fort Clinch 2601 Atlantic Avenue Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Phone: 904-277-7274 The site of Fort Clinch on Amelia Island at the entrance to the St. Marys River and Cumberland Sound...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort de Chartres State Historic Site1260 State Highway 155 Prairie du Rocher, IL 62277 For more than a century beginning in 1673, France claimed the Illinois Country, an...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort Concho: San Angelo (Tom Green Co.) In front of Fort Concho Museum Phone: 915-481-2646 Points of Interest Twenty-three original and restored fort structures (National Historic...
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