Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America At the same time President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark up the Missouri River in 1805, Lt. Zebulon Pike was sent up the Mississippi River. Pike was instructed to...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The History of Fort Atkinson Fort Atkinson was the first United States Army post to be established west of the Missouri River in the United States. Located just east of present-day Fort...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts San Juan Island National Historic Park P.O. Box 429 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 (360) 378-2902 For it was here in 1859 that the United States and Great Britain nearly went to war over a...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts General George Armstrong Custer Sitting Bull Custer Battlefield Museum P.O. Box 200 Garryowen, MT 59031 Phone: 406-638-2000 Fax: 406-638-2019 Email: [email protected] The museum is located...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Devils Tower National Monument is located in northeastern Wyoming, in beautiful Crook County. The Tower and the surrounding 1,347 acres were designated as our nation's first National Monument...
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum 1700 N.E. 63rd Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111 (405) 478-2250 Museum Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Daily Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day Admissions, Including Tax $12.50 Adults $9.75...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria Cove Fort is open for self-guided tours this season and no advance booking is required. The grounds are also fully open. However, there may be limitations on group sizes for tours. Hours...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Museum of the Cherokee Strip 507 South 4th Street Enid, OK 73701 Director: Heidi Vaughn 580-237-1907 [email protected] At noon on September 16, 1893, 100,000 people raced into the...
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