Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts P.O. Box 667 St. Ignatius, MT 59865 Phone: 406-745-2768 The St. Ignatius Mission was built in the early 1890's. This Catholic Church is unique because its walls and ceilings have 61 original...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Stillwater, New York, was named for the calm waters of the Hudson River. This small village, just north of Albany, is built along the banks of the river, close to the Saratoga...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts P.O. Box 211 Stevensville, MT 59870 Phone: 406-777-5734 Fax: 406-777-5734 Email: [email protected] Fr. Pierre DeSmet, S.J., established historic St. Mary's Mission in 1841. It was the first...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. 1863: A 2nd California Cavalry contingent under Colonel George Evans undertook a campaign against the Ute south of the Great...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The following story is from the book, Carbine & Lance, The Story of Old Fort Sill, by Colonel W.S. Nye; Copyright © 1937 by the University of Oklahoma Press. Reprinted by...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Highway 82 More Stories and Information on Fort Tours Road Trips In the late 1750s, the Spanish sent an army of five hundred to punish the Comanche, Wichita and their French allies at...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria In the spring of 1857 Col. E. V. Sumner, commander at Ft. Leavenworth, took the field in an effort to subdue the Cheyenne Indians who had been making life unpleasant for emigrants on the...
The Valley Map (Southern Tip of Texas) Chambers/Visitors Bureaus: of Historical Destinations Bigfoot | Brackettville | Carrizo Springs | Castroville | Concan | Cotulla | Devine | Eagle Pass | Freer | Hondo | Jourdanton | Laredo | Lytle | Medina |...
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