Fort Drummond was a fort built on Drummond island which is part of the UP of Michigan. The fort was built during the late stages of the war of 1812 and didn’t serve many purposes during the war. The remains…
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The fort at Greene Ville was built in 1793 during the American Indian Wars in present day Greenville, Ohio. After General Anthony Wayne’s victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, the Treaty of Greenville was signed in August of 1795…
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The British establishment of Fort St. Joseph, built along the St. Mary’s River on St. Joseph Island was used to strategically take the American establishment of Fort Mackinac in the War of 1812. This was a significant capture for British…
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Archaeology is a useful tool for researching the past. Archaeological digs can uncover hidden things about the past, resulting in changes to our perception of the past. For years Fort St. Joseph’s location evaded historians, as there was no…
Comments closedIn 1858 the territory of Minnesota first became a part of the Union just in time for the raging civil conflicts to emerge. Upon the outbreak of war within the nation, the newly found state became the first state to…
Comments closedFort Drummond was significant because it was the only known military and civilian site established by British forces on American soil after the War of 1812. This fort was established with the main purpose of continuing to influence Native American…
Comments closed“This fort, when in good repair and well mounted, could be held by one thousand good and true men against ten times the number of like material.”[1]. Found south of the Ambassador Bridge lies Detroit’s Historic Fort Wayne. This five-point…
Comments closed“Our ranks scattered, our brave Colonel slain, and most of the other officers mortally wounded, seems sufficient to have unnerved the bravest hero, but even then many heroic deeds of personal valor were enacted and I still occasionally heard the…
Comments closedFort Crawford, situated in Prairie du Chein, Wisconsin, was constructed starting in 1816. The 340-foot-long wooden structure was built in succession with many other forts in the Fox-Wisconsin Routes after the scare from the War of 1812 [6]. Strategically placed,…
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The once remote Copper Harbor is now home to a cozy town, with an old military post. Fort Wilkins, situated on the north shore of Lake Fanny Hooe and a couple miles south of Lake Superior, has kept a watchful eye over…
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