List of colonial forts, frontier forts, trading posts, named camps, redoubts, reservations, general hospitals, national cemeteries, etc., established or erected in the United States from its earliest settlement to 1902.
Many of the forts of the United States and structures named were erected by the early settlers for their own protection, and all vestige of them has now disappeared. The exact locations of many are not positively known at the present day, but reference is made to them in state histories, state papers, etc. Those in bold-face type are now occupied by troops, or are under the control of the War Department.
This list has been prepared only for convenience of reference. All are listed as a full name _________ Fort, Camp, Battery, i.e. Choctaw Point or Bluff Fort, Alabama; Nonsense, Fort, Connecticut; Smith Fort National Cemetery, Arkansas. The following is a list of all forts by known name, followed by a list of all forts by state.
United States Forts by Name
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United States Forts by State
- Alabama Forts
- Alaska Forts
- Arizona Forts
- Arkansas Forts
- California Forts
- Colorado Forts
- Connecticut Forts
- Dakota Territory Forts
- Delaware Forts
- Florida Forts
- Georgia Forts
- Idaho Forts
- Illinois Forts
- Indian Territory Forts
- Indiana Forts
- Iowa Forts
- Kansas Forts
- Kentucky Forts
- Louisiana Forts
- Maine Forts
- Maryland Forts
- Massachusetts Forts
- Michigan Forts
- Minnesota Forts
- Mississippi Forts
- Missouri Forts
- Montana Forts
- Nebraska Forts
- Nevada Forts
- New Hampshire Forts
- New Jersey Forts
- New Mexico Forts
- New York Forts
- North Carolina Forts
- North Dakota Forts
- Ohio Forts
- Oklahoma Forts
- Oregon Forts
- Pennsylvania Forts
- Rhode Island Forts
- South Carolina Forts
- South Dakota Forts
- Tennessee Forts
- Texas Forts
- Utah Forts
- Vermont Forts
- Virginia Forts
- Washington Forts
- Washington DC Forts
- West Virginia Forts
- Wisconsin Forts
- Wyoming Forts
NOTE: Hawaii Forts (2) Mexico Forts (1)