Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America 1777 (Now Reconstructed). Continuing from the south end of Court Street is a road leading upward into the Fort Nonsense area of the park. There, at the top of a steep hill...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort O'Brien State Historic Site c/o Bureau of Parks and Lands 106 Hogan Road Bangor, ME 04401 Phone: 207-941-4014 Fort O'Brien (Fort Machias) was built in 1775 and destroyed...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Under the direction of William Clark, joint commander of the Lewis and Clark expedition, 80 volunteer dragoons from St. Charles and the regular garrison under the command of...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort History In 1808, Fort Madison, the first United States military post on the upper Mississippi River, was established in what is now the State of Iowa. In part, the fort...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Thanks to Pete Payette at American Forts Network for the above picture. Fort McClary State Historic Site 28 Oldsfields Road S. Berwick, ME 03908 Park Season Phone: 207-384...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America One of the nation's most famous forts, Fort McHenry was named to honor James McHenry, a citizen of Baltimore who became US Secretary of War in 1798. Fort Whetstone, an...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Fort Lesley J. McNair, located at the point of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers in Washington, D.C. has been an Army post for 200 years, second only to West Point in length of...
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...
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