Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria Fort Lowell Museum Public Park and Museum 2900 N. Craycroft Road Tucson, AZ 85712 Phone: 520-885-3832 Camp Lowell was first established in 1866 on the outskirts of Tucson. Due to unhealthy...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Fort McPherson 2 miles south of I-80 Exit 190 Maxwell, Nebraska Phone: 308 582-4433 History Established on September 27, 1863, Fort McPherson provided protection for traders and trappers in...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Constructed by British soldiers during the American Revolution, Fort Mackinac served as a sentinel in the Straits of Mackinac for 115 years. Today the original restored fort...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Meigs 29100 West River Road Perrysburg, OH 43552 Phone: 419-874-4121 or 800-283-8916 (toll free) Site Manager: Larry Nelson William Henry Harrison built Fort Meigs on the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The Fort Museum of the NWMP is located at 219 - 25th Street, Fort Macleod, Alberta. We are located along westbound highway #3. In 1870 the Government of Canada purchased Rupert’s...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America The site is located along River Road, two blocks south of U.S. Route 24, otherwise known as "The Anthony Wayne Parkway" in Maumee, Ohio. Phone: (419) 897-7150 Email:...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts The War of 1812 demonstrated the weakness of existing coastal defenses and prompted the United States government into beginning construction on an improved chain of coastal...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Michilimackinac (pronounced Mish-i-li-mack-i-naw) was a strategically located fortified trading post. The fort, established in approximately 1715, was not built primarily...
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