Minnesota Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Minnesota Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
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Mississippi Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Mississippi Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Missouri Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Missouri Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Montana Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Alexander, Fort, Montana – On Yellowstone River, opposite mouth of Rosebud River. Assinniboine, Fort, Montana – On Beaver Creek, Choteau County. Baker Camp, Montana – Name changed to Fort Logan. Belknap Fort, Montana – On the Yellowstone River. Benton Fort, Montana – Choteau County; now town of that name. Big Horn Barracks, Montana – Name changed to Fort Custer. Browning Fort, Montana Charles Fort, Montana – In Dawson County. Clagget Fort, Montana. Cooke Camp, Montana – At mouth of Judith River. Cotta Fort, Montana – In Missoula County. Custer Fort, Montana – On Big Horn River; first called Big Horn … Read more
Kentucky Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Kentucky Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Louisiana Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Louisiana Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Maine Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Maine Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Maryland Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Maryland Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Frontier and Colonial Forts of the United States
This document holds a comprehensive list of United States colonial and frontier forts, trading posts, and other military sites established up to 1902. Early settlers constructed many forts, now disappeared, referenced in historical texts but without certain locations. The list includes facilities currently used by or overseen by the military, displayed in bold. The compilation aids in identification and reference, presenting full names of forts and categorizing them alphabetically as well as by state. It ends with a mention of outlier forts, comprising Hawaii (2) and Mexico (1).
Indian Territory Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Indian Territory Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Indiana Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Indiana Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Kansas Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Alert, Camp, Kansas – Name changed to Fort Larned. Atkinson, Fort, Kansas – On Arkansas River, in Ford County. Aubrey, Fort, Kansas – On Arkansas River. Bateman Camp, Kansas – Near Fort Leavenworth. Beecher Camp, Kansas – Near mouth of Little Arkansas River, established as Camp Davidsons. Blair Fort, Kansas – At Baxter Springs. Bull Creek Camp Kansas – Near Paola, Miami County. Butterfield Camp, Kansas – Name changed to Camp Beecher. Davidson Camp, Kansas – Near mouth of Little River; name changed to Camp Beecher. Dodge Fort, Kansas – Ford County; now town of that name. Downers Station, Kansas … Read more
Frontier Forts W to Z Forts
Frontier Forts Wabash to Zumwalls Fort
Georgia Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Georgia Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Idaho Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Idaho Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Illinois Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Illinois Frontier Forts Prior to 1902
Frontier Forts – S Forts
Frontier Forts Sabine to Sykes Camp
Frontier Forts – T Forts
Frontier Forts Table Point Reservation to Tyndale Camp
Frontier Forts – U to V Forts
Uintah Fort, Utah – On Uintah River. Umpqua Fort, Oregon – At Umpqua City. Unalaklik Fort, Alaska – Mouth of Unalaklik River. Uncompahgre Cantonment, Colorado- Name changed to Fort Crawford. Underwood Joe Camp, Kentucky – Twenty-five miles from Cave City. Union Camp, California – Near Sacramento. Union Camp, Colorado- At Denver. Union Camp, Maryland – At Bladensburg. Union Fort Arsenal, New Mexico – At Fort Union. Union Fort New Mexico – Near base of Gallinas or Turkey Mountains. Fort Union and the Frontier Army in the Southwest: A Historic Resource Study, Fort Union National Monument, Fort Union, New Mexico Union … Read more