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Fort Dearborn was a United States fort, first built in 1803 beside the Chicago River, in what is now Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed by U.S. troops under Captain John Whistler and named in honor of Henry Dearborn , then United States Secretary of War .
1819 map by John Melish of Adams County, Mississippi Fort Dearborn (Mississippi) location map created 1974. Fort Dearborn, also known as Washington Cantonment, was a U.S. Army base in Mississippi Territory on the Natchez Trace in Adams County near the territorial capital of Washington. [1] Established in 1802 or 1803, the fort was used as a ...
Plan of Fort Dearborn drawn by John Whistler in 1808. Fort Dearborn was constructed by United States troops under the command of Captain John Whistler in 1803. [1] It was located on the south bank of the main stem of the Chicago River in what is now the Loop community area of downtown Chicago. At the time, the area was seen as wilderness.
16-inch casemated gun, similar to those at Fort Dearborn 6-inch gun at Fort Columbia State Park, Washington state, similar to Battery 204. Odiorne Point State Park is a public recreation area located on the Atlantic seacoast in the town of Rye near Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the United States.
The Fort Dearborn Massacre Monument is not to be confused with Defense, a 1928 bas relief sculpture by Henry Hering. Defense also depicts a scene from the Battle of Fort Dearborn, and is located on the side of the southwest bridgehouse of the DuSable Bridge , at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive , the former location of Fort Dearborn .
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Fort Dearborn (5 P) N. Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois (4 P)
United States historic place Michigan–Wacker Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Toward the north of DuSable Bridge on Michigan Avenue Show map of Chicago metropolitan area Show map of Illinois Show map of the United States Location Chicago, Illinois Coordinates 41°53′19″N 87°37′29″W / 41.88861°N 87.62472°W / 41.88861 ...
The Fort Dearborn Massacre Monument; O. Old Treaty Elm; W. Wilcox v. Jackson This page was last edited on 20 May 2024, at 17:07 (UTC). Text is available under the ...