The Old Indian Fort

This marks the site of

The Old Fort

Built A.D. 1756

The western outpost

of the United States

and

of North Carolina

until 1776

from which this town was

named

Marker is at the intersection of Catawba Avenue and North Railroad Street on Catawba Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Construction of Fort Griswold

Stabilization and Preservation of Fort Griswold

In November 1775, Colonel Jedeiah Elderkin was directed by the Governor and the Council of Safety “to view the circumstances of the harbor at New London and neighboring places, and consider of the most proper ...

This Tablet Marks the Site of Old Fort Cumberland

Which was built in 1755 by order of the British Government and named in honor of the Duke of Cumberland, Captain General of the British Army. It was the base of military operations of General Edward Braddock and Colonel George ...

Winchester's Camp No. 3/Fort Starvation / The Old Kentucky Buria

[Front Text] : "Winchester's Camp No. 3/Fort Starvation"

Camp No. 3 was located about six miles below Fort Winchester on the north side of the Maumee River. Militiamen from Kentucky, part of the forces led by War of 1812 Brig. Gen. ...

Old Fort Sumner and “Billy the Kid’s” Grave

Fort Sumner was established in 1862 to guard the Navajo and Apaches on the Bosque Redondo reservation. It was discontinued as a military post in 1868 and the buildings and site sold to Lucien B. Maxwell. William "Billy the Kid" ...

The Old Fort

A group of colonists called by Brigham Young, under the leadership of William C. Allen settled here March 24, 1876. They erected a fort of cottonwood logs and mud on this site. It was first known as Allen's Camp. In ...

The Old Bushvalley Fort

Here Stood

The Old Bushvalley Fort

Built 1879

For protection against

Renegade Apaches

Marker is on U.S. 180 at milepost 427.7, on the left when traveling west.

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The Site of Old Fort Schuyler

40 mile route taken by Gen. Herkimer Aug. 3-6, 1777 for the relief of Fort Stanwix. The Battle of Oriskany Aug. 6, between Herkimer's men and St. Leger with his Indians was the turning point of the Revolution.

The site of ...

The Site of Old Fort Schuyler

1758

[Text on north side of marker]:

The Site of

Old Fort Schuyler

1758

[Text on south side of marker]:

The historical and patriotic

societies of Utica place this

stone to mark the site of one

of a chain of fort's built to

protect the northern frontier

from the French and ...

To The Soldiers Of Fort King George

To the Soldiers of Fort King George

who gave their lives in defense of

the Southern English Frontier in

America during the occupation of

this little outpost from 1721 to 1727

and were buried upon this bluff. Fort

King George, built on the low ground

200 ...