Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts Fort Jones Museum11913 Main St. Fort Jones, CA Phone: 530-468-5568 With the advent of the California "Gold Rush," Captain Edward H. Fitzgerald of the 1st Dragoons was ordered...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The Frontier Army Museum Fort Leavenworth Kansas. The original collection began in 1939 when the wagon shop at Fort Leavenworth closed and the horse-drawn vehicles were relocated and...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Hillsborough River State Park 15402 U.S. 301 North Thonotosassa, Florida 33592 Phone: 813-987-6771 Fax: 813-987-6773 Park Manager: Kim Tennille Welcome to Hillsborough River...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Fort Hays Guard House History Originally Fort Fletcher, Fort Hays was built to protect military roads and the Smoky Hill Trail, guard the mails, and defend construction gangs on the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts In the early 18th century, the land lying between British South Carolina and Spanish Florida was known as the debatable land. This land (which we call Georgia today) was the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Hill 13614 Fort Hill Road Hillsboro, OH 45133 Phone: 937-588-3221 1-800-283-8905 (toll free) Site Manager, Keith Bengtson Fort Hill State Memorial is a nature preserve...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Frederick State Park 11100 Fort Frederick Road Big Pool, MD 21711 Phone: 301-842-2155 Call 1-888-432-CAMP (2267) for reservations The site of Maryland's frontier defense...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts In 1864 local militia soldiers repulsed an attack on Frankfort by the Confederate cavalry raiders. Fort Hill is a historic site and wilderness area on a high hill overlooking...
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