Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts P.O. Box 879 Fort Benton, MT 59442 Phone: 406-622-3864 History Established in 1864, Fort Benton is known as the "Birthplace of Montana." An American Fur Company trading post...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts On January 31, 1946, Fort Caswell was designated as war surplus and assigned for disposal. The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina purchased the 250 acre fort from the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria U.S. troops occupied Texas cities during Reconstruction, but they were here to seize property, not protect it. They left the frontier alone, allowing it to bleed through a few more...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts Although various dates have been given for the inception of this post (1863 to 1866), located at the present town of Fort Bidwell at tile northern and of Sunrise Valley in Modoc...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort C.F. Smith 2411 24th St. N. Arlington, VA After the land was colonized by the English, George Mason III purchased the land as part of a larger 2,000-acre parcel in the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria The following is from the book, Indian Wars, Bill Yenne. Having finished the Navajo War, General James Carleton had drafted plans for a major spring offensive against the Apache...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Historic Blakeley State Park 34745 State Hwy. 225 P.O. Box 7279 Spanish Fort, AL 36577 Several factors in the late summer and fall of 1864 affected the decline of the Confederate...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort Chadbourne Foundation 651 Fort Chadbourne Road Bronte, TX 76933 Phone: 325-743-2555 Twelve miles northeast of present day Bronte on US 277. Since 1999 not only have all ruins...
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