Fort Howard (Wisconsin)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Fort Howard was a 19th-century fortification built by the United States Army and located along the west bank of the Fox River (Wisconsin) in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1]
Fort Howard, along with Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien,was constructed during the War of 1812 to protect the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway, an important regional trade and travel route between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River, from British invasion. The fort was built at the site of the earlier French Fort La Baye (and renamed Fort Edward Augustus by the British in 1761).
During an outbreak of malaria in 1820, the garrison moved to Camp Smith[2] on higher ground nearby. Fort Howard was reoccupied two years later. Abandoned again in 1841, when the garrison was sent to Florida during the Seminole Wars, the fort was officially decommissioned in 1853.
Following the fort's closure its buildings fell into decay. Several structures were subsequently removed to the Camp Smith site, where they are now part of the Heritage Hill State Historical Park. Three of the fort's remaining structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the hospital, hospital ward, and Officer's quarters.
Images
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Fort Howard Company Kitchen and Orderly Room Heritage Hill State Historical Park.jpg
Kitchen
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Fort Howard Hospital Restorations June 2014.jpg
Hospital during 2014 restoration
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FortHowardOfficersQuartersDiningArea.jpg
Dining area in Officers' Quarters
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Fort Howard Officers Quarters June 2014 at Heritage Hill State Historic Park.jpg
Side of Officers' Quarters
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FortHowardPanoramaSoutheast.jpg
Looking southeast at courtyard
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FortHowardYardPanoramaNorthwest.jpg
Looking northwest across courtyard
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Fort Howard Post School June 2014 Heritage Hill State Historical Park.jpg
School
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FortHowardHospitalWardHeritageHill.jpg
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Guard House from Fort Howard during 2014 construction at Heritage Hill State Historical Park.jpg
Guard house during 2014 reconstruction
Notes
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- ↑ Fort Edward August
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