List of colonial forts, frontier forts, trading posts, named camps, redoubts, reservations, general hospitals, national cemeteries, etc., established or erected in the United States from its earliest settlement to 1902.
Many of the forts and structures named were erected by the early settlers for their own protection, and all vestige of them has now disappeared. The exact locations of many are not positively known at the present day, but reference is made to them in state histories, state papers, etc. Those in bold-face type are now occupied by troops, or are under the control of the War Department.
This list has been prepared only for convenience of reference. The data available for consultation is known to be incomplete, and may be erroneous in some instances, we welcome corrections and additions to it, you may submit so using our comments form.
All are listed as a full name _________ Fort, Camp, Battery, i.e. Choctaw Point or Bluff Fort, Alabama; Nonsense, Fort, Connecticut; Smith Fort National Cemetery, Arkansas. The following is a list of all forts by known name, followed by a list of all forts by state.
Forts by Name
A B C D E F G H I J K L M Mc N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Forts by State
- Alabama Forts
- Alaska Forts
- Arizona Forts
- Arkansas Forts
- California Forts
- Colorado Forts
- Connecticut Forts
- Dakota Forts
- Delaware Forts
- Florida Forts
- Georgia Forts
- Idaho Forts
- Illinois Forts
- Indian Territory Forts
- Indiana Forts
- Iowa Forts
- Kansas Forts
- Kentucky Forts
- Louisiana Forts
- Maine Forts
- Maryland Forts
- Massachusetts Forts
- Michigan Forts
- Minnesota Forts
- Mississippi Forts
- Missouri Forts
- Montana Forts
- Nebraska Forts
- Nevada Forts
- New Hampshire Forts
- New Jersey Forts
- New Mexico Forts
- New York Forts
- North Carolina Forts
- North Dakota Forts
- Ohio Forts
- Oklahoma Forts
- Oregon Forts
- Pennsylvania Forts
- Rhode Island Forts
- South Carolina Forts
- South Dakota Forts
- Tennessee Forts
- Texas Forts
- Utah Forts
- Vermont Forts
- Virginia Forts
- Washington Forts
- Washington DC Forts
- West Virginia Forts
- Wisconsin Forts
- Wyoming Forts
NOTE: Hawaii Forts (2) Mexico Forts (1)
Notes About Book:
Source: List of Military Posts Etc. Established in the United States from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Returns Division, 1902, Government Printing Office, Washington
Notes about Online Publication: This manuscript has been ocr'd and heavily edited. The structure of this manuscript has been changed to allow better online presentation.