Llano County, Texas During 1874, while Wylie Everetts and his men, who were running the Al Robert cow outfit, were moving camp from the Six Mile Creek west of Llano, to the Live Oak near the Short Mountain, Everetts sent some of his men to Llano for...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America An Endicott period fort named in honor of Major George Armistead, commander of Fort McHenry during the famous 1814 bombardment from the British Fleet. It is located at Hawkins...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site P.O. Box 148 Abercrombie, ND 58001 (701) 553-8513 History Fort Abercrombie was established on August 28, 1858, on the Red River in Dakota Territory by...
Tarrant County, Texas The following story is from the book, Fort Worth, A Frontier Triumph, by Julia Kathryn Garrett. She was a legendary history teacher at Arlington Heights High School and an invaluable figure in the preservation of Texas History...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Blockhouse Ft. Abraham Lincoln State Park 4480 Ft. Lincoln Road Mandan, ND 58554 Phone 701-667-6340 Reservations 1-800-807-4723 E-mail [email protected] History Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park...
Gillespie County, Texas During the early days of Gillespie County, Mr. Ferg lived on South Grape Creek, about ten miles south of Fredericksburg. Tom Neil lived on the Pedernales. One morning in 1854, Mr. Ferg was out a short distance from his home...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Adams Trust Eisenhower House 1 Lincoln Drive Fort Adams State Park Newport, RI 02840 Phone: (401) 841-0707 E-mail: [email protected] Make history come alive for every...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following is from the book, The New Encyclopedia of the American West, by Howard R. Lamar. December 21, 1866: The Fetterman Massacre was fought near Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming, between...

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