Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following story and picture is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 4-6 February 1865, Dalton Nebraska: After their second attack on Julesburg, the Cheyennes...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America History The most important Revolutionary War site in Vermont Atop this rugged promontory along the Vermont shore of Lake Champlain, American Revolutionary War troops built a...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Photo from the book, Texas Forts, by Wayne Lease. Moore's Fort, near La Grange in Fayette County, was a twin blockhouse built in 1828 by John Henry Moore as a place of defense against...
Bandera County, Texas Sunday, July 4, 1872, Mr. J.W. Moore and his wife, accompanied by their four children, Amanda, ten years of age, John Travis, six years of age, George, about four, and Mary Anne, a baby, left their home on the Medina River...
Back to Blood Trails Historical Markers for Fayette County Historical Markers for Lee County *Moore's Fort Colonel John Henry Moore In 1828, John Henry Moore built two blockhouses within what are now the city limits of La Grange. Area settlers were...
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The above information is from the book, Mark of Heritage, by Muriel H. Wright, courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society.
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The above information is from the book, Mark of Heritage, by Muriel H. Wright, courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society.
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The above information is from the book, Mark of Heritage, by Muriel H. Wright, courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society.
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