Fort Winnebago | Painting | Wisconsin Historical Society

Painting

Fort Winnebago

Fort Winnebago | Painting | Wisconsin Historical Society
Photographic copy of a painting depicting Fort Winnebago, made by I. A. Ridgway of  Portage, Wisconsin. Fort Winnebago was built in 1827 by Major William Whistler and a detachment of the First Infantry. Subsequent construction was carried out under Lieutenant Jefferson Davis, and the fort was abandoned in 1840. Caption reads: "I.A. Ridgeway, Portage, Wis."
DESCRIPTION
Photographic copy of a painting depicting Fort Winnebago, made by I. A. Ridgway of Portage, Wisconsin. Fort Winnebago was built in 1827 by Major William Whistler and a detachment of the First Infantry. Subsequent construction was carried out under Lieutenant Jefferson Davis, and the fort was abandoned in 1840. Caption reads: "I.A. Ridgeway, Portage, Wis."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:28343
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Creator Name:Unknown
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Collection Name:Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s)
Genre:Painting
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
See Image ID: 4376 for alternate view. Album 12 (Early American Frontier Forts)
SUBJECTS
Land use, Rural
Roads
Fortification
Trees

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