Old Stone Fort

Old Stone Fort

Site of fort erected by public subscription as a protection againat British warships during the War of 1812, captured in a sneak attack and dismantled by frigate Nymphe. Ammunition gone, all nine seafencibles taken prisoner, the townsmen hurled ...

Old Stone Fort

About 1/2 mi. S.W. are remains of stone fortification and moat of ancient and unknown origin. One theory is that it was built by a party of 12th Century Welch voyagers who entered the country via the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Old Stone Fort Museum

This German Reformed Church (1772)

was enclosed by a wooden stockade in

1777 and known as the "Lower Fort."

It was attacked by forces under Sir John

Johnson and Chief Joseph Brant

in October 1780.

Marker is on Fort Road, on the right when traveling south. ...

Old Stone Fort

Sometimes referred to as Fort Matamoras, this stone structure was built about 1740 by Simon Westfael, one of the earliest Dutch settlers in the region. It was a refuge from Indians in days of frontier warfare.

Marker is at the intersection ...

Stone Fort

To command Maryland Heights' highest point, the Federals built this massive foundation, called the Stone Fort in the winter of 1862-63.

Union engineers designed this defense as an infantry blockhouse to ward off Confederate attack along the crest. The Northerners completed ...

Welcome to Historic Fort Yellowstone

From 1886 until the creation of the National Park Service in 1916 the United States Army was responsible for the administration and management of Yellowstone National Park.

The row of buildings ahead of you is part of Historic Fort Yellowstone. These ...

Redstone Old Fort

This tablet is erected by the Great Meadows Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, to mark the site of the Redstone Old Fort, accredited to the Mound Builders. It is also the site of Fort Burd, built by the British ...