Historic Sites

On the banks of the Missouri River, in the city park, stands a square bastion and fragm

It provides insight into a "clash of cultures," a young nation in pursuit of "manifest

It was obtained by the Mormons in the early 1850s, and then became a military outpost i

The initial fort was an earthen fortification constructed by Taylor's troops and called

One of the most fascinating periods in Western American folklore is the

Fort Buford was a United States Army base established in 1866 at the confluence of the

The need to compete with their ocean-spanning 16th-century rivals, the Spanish, chased

Here visitors explore central Wyoming's regional history museum, featuring exhibits on

During the 1840s, tensions between the settlers and Seminole Indians prompted authoriti

Governor Jørgen Iversen led the second expeditionary force from Denmark to St.

Fort Churchill was once an active U.S. Army fort.

Although no battles were fought here, the fort was garrisoned during both the Civil and

Located in what is today Fort Cooper State Park, visitors can tour the fort, traverse t

Located in Miami's Lummus Park, Fort Dallas and the William Wagner House offer unique i

From 1854 until 1891, troops stationed at the post protected emigrants, freighters, mai

This site marks the location of the last of three successive forts named “de Chartres”

Established as a Delaware State Park in 1951, Fort Delaware State Park is on an island

The fort was constructed of adobe mud and straw in only 18 days by 98 men.

Situated on a site once used as a camping ground by wagon trains, Fort Dodge was a supp

The 1862 fort was built to protect telegraph and railroad lines from the Indian populat

The Fort Edwards site is located along the northern boundary of Capon Bridge, in what i

As an outpost of civilization on the Western frontier, the fort represented protection

This seacoast fort was built in 1862 to protect against naval bombardment after the bat

The construction of the Trans Continental Union Pacific Railroad across southern Wyomin

In the early 18th century, the land lying between British South Carolina and Spanish Fl

Generals George A.

The construction of the fort began in 1846 and was planned and supervised by the U.S.

Founded in 1703, the town was for more than a century the region’s principal commercial

Indians, trappers, traders, missionaries, emigrants, gold seekers, soldiers, cowboys an

In the southern portion of the Historic Park, winding paths lead past a reconstructed b