Category Archives: Forts

Bent’s Old Fort and La Junta

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Roger

We took off on Saturday morning and drove to La Junta. We toured Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, a reconstruction of an early 1800j’s trading fort on the Arkansas River along the Santa Fe Trail. Peafowl were kept at … Continue reading →

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Fort Garland

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Roger

Fort Garland, in south central Colorado was an active military post for 25 years, from 1858 to 1883. It was built to protect settlers from Indians. Nothing much happened there. The highlights, such as they are: In March, 1862, Colorado … Continue reading →

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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Roger

Nothing particularly amazing ever happened at Fort Vancouver, but the site has had a long and varied history. I started my tour at the Pearson Air Museum, an old hangar for what used to be an Army air base — … Continue reading →

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Fort Recovery

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Roger

In 1791, a confederacy of Indian tribes, encouraged and supported by the British, attacked settlements in the Northwest Territories. Territorial Governor Arthur St. Clair led a poorly-trained and poorly-equipped army of militia from Fort Washington (now Cincinnati) into the region … Continue reading →

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Fort Miamis

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Roger

Fort Miamis was built by the British in 1794 to block General Wayne’s route to Fort Detroit. When Wayne campaigned against the Indians, the British offered no help as Wayne defeated the Indians at nearby Fallen Timbers. The fort was … Continue reading →

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