Flags of the Fort

The flags flying from the five shorter flagpoles that surround the American flag represent the flags flown over Fort Sumter during the Civil War.

(Top Left):

The First official flag of the Confederacy, known as the "Stars and Bars," or ...

Site of the United States Fort Harmar

Built 1785

Garrisoned by U.S. troops 1785 to 1790

Headquarters 1786 and 1788 of

Gen. Josiah Harmar of PA.

General-in-Chief U.S.A.

Marker is at the intersection of Fort Street and Fort Square, on the right when traveling north on Fort Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

This Tablet Marks the Site of Fort Morris

Erected in November 1755 by Col. James Burd and used as one of the chain of forts to protect the frontiers during the period of Indian hostility following the defeat of General Edward Braddock.

Marker is on West King Street (Route ...

Rearming the Fort

The fort wall before you, called the right face, sustained the least damage of any of Fort Sumter's walls (scarps) during the Union bombardment of 1863-65.

After the Civil War, the fort's first-tier casemates including those before you, were rearmed ...

Arming the Fort

The row of cannon in front of you dates from the Civil War, when radical advances in technology increased power, range, and accuracy.

Some large, old smoothbore cannon were "rifled and banded" to enhance firepower. Banding (heating and tightening bands ...

Holding the Fort

Imagine being here in 1863, surrounded by Fort Sumter's ruins, when this shell (photo below) explodes on the parade ground. Throughout the Civil War the fort was the center of the bitter conflict to control Charleston Harbor. For nearly two ...

Fort George on the Bullpasture River

Fort George was built in the spring of 1757 by Captain William Preston, acting on orders of Major Andrew Lewis. Local residents assisted in construction of the 80-foot-square log fort located on the land of Wallace Estill. It was never ...

The Site of Fort Loyal

Erected by the Colonists in 1680

Captured by the French and Indians

in 1690. Entire English

settlement destroyed

————

To the memory of these

brave defenders

this tablet placed by

The Daughters of the American Colonists

November 5, 1936

Marker is at the intersection of Commercial Street / Thames Street ...

Forks of the Ohio Fort Pitt Blockhouse

(Right side of entrance)

Forks of the Ohio

Fort Pitt Block House

has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of America

(Left side of entrance)

Historic Landmark

Fort Pitt Block House

Constructed in 1764

Only Surviving Structure of Fort ...

History of the Fort Mojave Tribe

In first times, there was chaos, and from the union of earth and sky was born the Great Spirit Matavilya.

Before he could teach his people all they needed to know about their world, he was killed by his sister, Frog ...